Meta notifies employees of layoffs via 4 a.m. emails after directing them to work from home and installs monitoring software on remaining devices to train AI models replicating their tasks
Actions occurred while Meta reported record profits.
#1061@jason@JASONWhen the Chinese are appalled at how you treat workers, you probably should reflect on that.
#1777Alex Imas@ALEXOLEGIMASZuch going with the “train the model on engineers who have literally no where else to go because otherwise they would have already left” approach. Nice.
⭕ AI & Design (Marco)@AIandDesignI'm not gonna lie, the @Meta layoffs are some of the most dystopian I've ever seen. They got told to work from home, they were sent the emails at 4AM in the morning. Those who weren't impacted have software on their computer that tracks their every move, preparing AI to take their job as well. They're literally training the AI that will eliminate their position as well. Meanwhile, Meta is raking in RECORD PROFITS. I am a massive, unapologetic AI enthusiast. Yet, this is NOT the future I had in mind. I wish for Meta to crash and burn. This is not the way. Literally nobody benefits from this.