themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoThis 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 againfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1410arrow-down121
arrow-up1389arrow-down1external-linkThis 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 againfortune.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squarePattyMcB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·21 hours agoOff-topic, but not-so-fun fact: lemmings don’t actually follow each other off cliffs in mass suicide events. The people filming the documentary actually scared and chased them to get them to panic and do that. Horrible, I know
minus-squaredoctortofu@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 hours agoTrue and completely right, but I lack the vocabulary to replace it with something more accurate and still evocative enough :)
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoI’ve heard the term “Driving towards the mountains like the Donner party” which while grim does work to illustrate the point.
minus-squaredoctortofu@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoHaha, that’s neat! Morbid, but neat - I’ll have to remember it, thanks! :)
Off-topic, but not-so-fun fact: lemmings don’t actually follow each other off cliffs in mass suicide events. The people filming the documentary actually scared and chased them to get them to panic and do that.
Horrible, I know
True and completely right, but I lack the vocabulary to replace it with something more accurate and still evocative enough :)
I’ve heard the term “Driving towards the mountains like the Donner party” which while grim does work to illustrate the point.
Haha, that’s neat! Morbid, but neat - I’ll have to remember it, thanks! :)