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Companies use AI to automate jobs, then fire employees

A growing concern is emerging where companies are tasking employees with developing AI systems to automate their own roles. After employees spend significant time building and refining these AI tools, they are subsequently laid off once the systems are operational. This practice raises questions about its long-term viability, as it leaves a gap in system maintenance and improvement once the original developers are gone. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about job displacement and the sustainability of AI-driven automation strategies.

RANK_REASON This is a user-generated discussion on Reddit about a trend, not a primary source announcement or report.

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/zhangwenbao ·

    Companies making you build the AI that replaces you, then firing you once it runs smooth. Anyone else watching this happen?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>This trend is starting to genuinely worry me. Heard it from a couple friends in totally different industries, seen a few posts about it lately. Company kicks off a big &quot;AI transformation, efficiency, we need to be lean&quot; push and tells t…