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This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again (fortune.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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“Every single Monday was called ‘AI Monday,’” Vaughan said, with his mandate for staff that they could work only on AI. “You couldn’t have customer calls; you couldn’t work on budgets; you had to only work on AI projects.” He said this happened across the board, not just for tech workers, but also for sales, marketing, and everybody else at IgniteTech. “That culture needed to be built. That was the key.”

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[–] StillAlive@piefed.world 10 points 3 months ago

Incredibly punchable face

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

“That culture needed to be built. That was the key.”

"Like, I'm not gonna be able to replace these losers if they don't fix this piece of shit tech for me, will I?"

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 months ago

May a large object fall on him. Death is the only solution to these people.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

so they had to sell to ai customers? what an idiot

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He can have AI replace him too.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

That's a low bar.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

If this guy is such a genius why doesn't he tell us what exactly AI is for and whether it is beneficial to society at large?

[–] Cybersteel@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

So business grinds to a halt? That's crazy.

[–] goatinspace@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago

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