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Amazon Cut 30,000 Jobs But Now It Wants Laid-Off AI Workers Back as It Battles Google and OpenAI for Talent

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨return2ozma@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨workreform@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/amazon-rehires-laid-off-workers-ai-roles-1821575

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  • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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    • justlemmyin@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Ok, I actually LOLed IRL seeing this as the first comment. This is such an awesome gif!

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      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I would like to dedicate this post to the academy…

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  • Telorand@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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  • i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “Expedited interviews” lmao

    I hope anybody considering going back would demand full remote and quadruple their old salary.

    They’re just going to do it again once a new AI model comes out they’re happy with.

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    • Maeve@kbin.earth ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They should contract as consultants.

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      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        “Consulting” aka “tack another zero on my old rate”. Hell yeah.

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    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      they will get rid of them once they “fixed it whatever AI broke or dint produce” dont even need to wait til a new model.

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  • wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Perhaps they should get bent.

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    where did that 200bn they spent go

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