• PepperoniNipple@lazysoci.al
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    How exactly is replacing beef with artificial beef marketing for eating beef? The technology is brand new, it still needs time before expanding. It will replace the need to have animals in cages. We will be able to grown our own in labs that do not hurt any more animals or create pollution.

    And how can you say AI is not replacing jobs with the constant waves of layoffs people are constantly seeing everyday? The most recent one being Windows/Microsoft (https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/06/the-latest-in-our-company-transformation/)

    “Today we are eliminating around 4,800 roles, about 2.1% of our global workforce…” “I also want to be direct that the roles eliminated today are not being replaced by AI. At the same time, what is true is that AI is changing how work gets done…” Sure. Subtle contradiction. “Second, we will do this thoughtfully.  As mentioned above, we are working on alternative solutions to job eliminations, and beyond this, we will continue to invest in equipping employees with new skills, including in AI…”

    No wonder one of their most recent updates bricked so many hard drives.

    So many people consult AIs instead of their local doctors, therapists, plumbers, electricians or whatever. So many people subscribe to an artist’s Patreon, download or screenshot their art, to feed it to an LLM to have an endless supply of their product, without having to pay them a monthly fee anymore. 3D artists lost so much work. With AI, you can replace hundreds of them and only use a few who will dedicate their time to cleaning and polishing the meshes AI outputs. Not having to do that from scratch removed the need for so many artists. Problem is, those artists who get fired are not getting a job as easy anymore, or a salary that reflects their true worth. These are just a few small examples. Why are you saying this is not happening?

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      How exactly is replacing beef with artificial beef marketing for eating beef?

      It’s marketing for not giving up beef now. “Oh don’t worry, you don’t have to give up anything, just wait for technology to fix it!”

      And how can you say AI is not replacing jobs with the constant waves of layoffs people are constantly seeing everyday?

      We’re in a recession and they’re using AI as an excuse to lay people off. The AI isn’t actually able to do their jobs, they just don’t want to spook investors.

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        Beef-eaters were not going to give up beef regardless. You are making it sound like they single-handedly stopped millions of potential vegans. It did not. It wasn’t even an ad, it was an article announcing the tech in a niche tech-driven community where I saw it. They never showed it on TV or anywhere important in my country, Mexico, because it’s still so niche.

        Would you rather they don’t even work on that or something? You prefer beef-eaters to keep killing animals?

        What you said about AI is also wrong. It’s a massive generalization fallacy. A lot of CEOs and stakeholders don’t understand LLMs and genuinely think AI is this holy grail that can replace workers. The massive layoffs after Covid did trigger or accelerate the recession, but so did AI. You are making them sound smarter than what they are.

        People are replacing their therapists, doctors, plumbers, electricians, artists and so on because they trust AI more. How can you still say AI is not replacing jobs? You sound pro-AI. You are whitewashing AI with statements like those.