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GreatGazoo

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8. yes to both of those

Sat May 23, 2026, 07:30 PM

13 hrs ago

AI isn't there yet but it isn't vaporware.

But this is Amazon getting it wrong. Jumping the gun or pushing beyond present capabilities and paying the price of those mistakes. So one line of thinking posits that if Amazon got it this wrong in a high profile and billion dollar way, then how many other companies, (smaller, less tech heavy companies), are also getting burned on the hype right now?

If AI doesn't reduce headcounts and payrolls right now then there is no budget for it right now. And the jobpocalypse is delayed.

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Amazon Job Replacement Failures Expose AI Lies [View all] GreatGazoo 16 hrs ago OP

Oh, look, those of us who said AI is a crock of shit are proven right. mwmisses4289 16 hrs ago #1

AI has been oversold to the point ot being a gigantic scam Warpy 16 hrs ago #2

In marketing one rule is 'Under promise, over deliver' GreatGazoo 15 hrs ago #3

Yep, grossly overrated and of limited utility not fooled 15 hrs ago #4

To be fair, this is conclusion taking AI as it is today as a finished product EdmondDantes_ 15 hrs ago #5

yes to both of those GreatGazoo 13 hrs ago #8

Not just companies but governments as well. meadowlander 13 hrs ago #9

AI is nowhere near replacing jobs Progressive dog 15 hrs ago #6

Companies will do it anyway. OC375 14 hrs ago #7

And average people will be expected to just get used to everything being delivered worse than it used to be. meadowlander 13 hrs ago #10

The Forbes article looks at a bunch of companies that laid people off, went through GreatGazoo 12 hrs ago #11

Until it costs them Progressive dog 12 hrs ago #12