cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/60664254

For the back half of the 20th century (what Fortune founder Henry Luce called “The American Century”), MBA and law degree programs were a ticket to a great office job and a path to the American Dream. The 21st century is asking the question: What happens when all those office jobs get automated?..

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    5 days ago

    Yeah on the one hand you may still be there but a lot of us are getting fired by our idiotic bosses because they think the AI can replace us

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      5 days ago

      That’s the shitty part. The news always says they have to hire them all back eventually but it’s not guaranteed to be the same group.

      For many, AI is just the latest excuse to downsize and juice the quarterly revenue numbers for shareholders.