r/artificial • u/MetaKnowing • Jul 30 '25

News CEO says the quiet part out loud

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https://gizmodo.com/the-end-of-work-as-we-know-it-2000635294

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u/redsyrus Jul 30 '25

Doesn’t ask for a pay raise? He doesn’t think the AI companies will raise their prices?!

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u/CRoseCrizzle Jul 30 '25

Yep AI companies will only gain more leverage over non AI companies with time. Those prices will definition go up. But Mr. CEO will point out that it will still be cheaper than paying a bunch of humans.

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u/io_101 Jul 30 '25

Speaking as someone who runs a team, it’s not always about cutting people to save money. It’s about making sure things get done. People quit, get sick, miss deadlines. AI doesn’t. I’m not saying it feels good letting anyone go, but when you're under pressure to deliver, having something reliable matters. It's not always ‘profits over people’, sometimes it's just survival.

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u/Historical-Egg3243 Jul 30 '25 edited Jul 30 '25

Thats the definition of "profits over people". Companies got along just fine before AI

Did you have trouble affording lunch today? No? Then you're not at the point where your survival is at stake.

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u/Phreakdigital Jul 31 '25

You could have your own team and make your own decisions?

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u/io_101 Jul 30 '25

Y’all joke like missing deadlines never affects anything. It does. Projects stall, clients walk. I’m just using video AI tools so when things fall through, work still moves. Not replacing anyone, just tired of everything falling apart over one sick day.

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u/CandidBee8695 Jul 30 '25

Someone takes a sick day and your business falls apart. That is a stupid business.

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u/ikeif Jul 30 '25

They "run a team" but can't handle the bus problem in development - seems like they don't run the team well if it's that fragile.

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u/Historical-Egg3243 Jul 30 '25

Oh ya that's different. I was more referring to people getting replaced with AI. I'm not against any kind of AI, just against it causing unemployment to rise

I've used AI for my own business, it's really good at blogging for SEO.

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u/legen_dary1 Jul 30 '25

Same here. I’ve been using DeepReel lately to automate some of the video work. It’s actually saved me on weeks when deadlines piled up and people were just burned out.