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Amazon staff use AI tool for unnecessary tasks to inflate usage scores (www.ft.com)

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https://archive.ph/2026.05.12-050231/https://www.ft.com/content/8ee0d3ef-9548-422d-8ff1-ebd48ad4b2ca?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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[–] misk@piefed.social 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It also describes solution looking for a problem, which isn’t a great sign for the solution.

Either Amazon don’t know that reward systems reward only the things they were set up for, or Amazon is looking for ways to pump numbers up for the investors. Neither reflects well on the technology.