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GM lays off more than 1,000 workers at Detroit plant — then adds 50 robots: 'We are in a fight for humanity.' Is this progress or betrayal? (www.msn.com)

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General Motors has laid off more than 1,000 workers at its Factory ZERO assembly plant in Detroit while simultaneously introducing 50 AI-powered collaborative robots to the production line.

At the union’s 39th Constitutional Convention in Detroit, UAW President Shawn Fain warned, “We are in a fight for humanity.”

Fain argued AI should improve jobs and productivity rather than leave workers behind.

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[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It's a model robotised factory. The staff were temporary hires to set up the assembly area.