How much of this are the CEOs being rewarded for trimming down the workforce and replacing them with AI. Maybe their service/product will turn to shit but that’s the next CEO’s problem.
It’s simply a way to drive down wages and increase profits. Every time the “recovery” cycle happens, less jobs are added and wages are the same or lower, either literally or because the job has been expanded with 2x the expectations.
Of the examples is the CEO of Starbucks, unless they started having robots as baristas, I feel like there are parts of the workforce they cannot just "replace with AI", compared to many technology companies.
Baristas are fine as you said but yes starbucks is firing 1 in 10 office workers this year.
The LLMs trained on our work are replacing us while the ppl up top get higher pay, all is right with the world.
He stated his plan with Starbucks is focused on “theater” and in person service. Doesn’t sound like coffee bot to me.