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pizlonator ◴[] No.46183778[source]
> AI inference demand is directed at improving actual earnings. Companies are deploying intelligence to reduce customer acquisition costs, lower operational expenses, and increase worker productivity. The return is measurable and often immediate, not hypothetical.

Is the return measurable and immediate?

Is it really?

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com2kid ◴[] No.46184178[source]
Yes.

Dentists offices that only need 1 receptionist instead of 2.

A dramatic reduction in front line tier 1 customer support reps.

Translation teams laid off.

Documentation teams dramatically reduced.

Data entry teams replaced by vision models.

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1. lm28469 ◴[] No.46186356[source]
Meanwhile I can't get a hold of my landlord because they removed both their support email and online formular in favor of an AI chatbot, which means I can't get them to repair my heaters and have been without heating since thursday

They're saving pennies but at what cost?