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bushbaba • yesterday at 11:11 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Tend to agree. AI has failed to produce more business outcome. The only thing left is cost efficiency by reducing headcount. Thus 5x more productivity means needing just 1/5th your current staffing.


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skeeter2020 • yesterday at 11:27 PM

and IME the #1 rule for us is work in a profit center, not a cost center. When you're cutting there's a law of diminishing returns, but the floor is so incredibly low you don't want to be near it just to clear the blade.