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		biophysboy 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why didn't AI “join the workforce” in 2025? Why would a company pocket the savings of less labor when they could reinvest the productivity gains of AI in more labor, shifting employees to higher-level engineering tasks?

nehal3m 12 days ago [–]

Because shareholder value is more important than productivity to leadership. Thank Jack Welch.

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