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AI cost vs human workers highlights corporate misanthropy, study finds

A social media post discusses how corporations are willing to pay more for AI systems than for human workers performing similar tasks. The author contrasts this with human-to-human discrimination, where marginalized groups must be demonstrably better to achieve equal employment. This willingness to overspend on AI, despite potentially lower costs for human labor, is framed as a measure of corporate misanthropy, as it reflects a devaluation of human lifestyle and worth. AI

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IMPACT Suggests a potential shift in labor economics where AI may be valued over human workers, irrespective of cost-efficiency.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual on social media discussing AI's economic impact.

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    In the context of human-vs-human discrimination, you can measure the dicrimination by finding out how much 'better' or 'more efficient' a member of a marginalis

    In the context of human-vs-human discrimination, you can measure the dicrimination by finding out how much 'better' or 'more efficient' a member of a marginalised group has to be in order to be hired to the same job as a member of the exalted group. In the context of # AI , inste…