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Luis von Ahn says criticism over strategy change shows ‘anxiety’ about technology replacing jobs

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250608171624/https://www.ft.com/content/6fbafbb6-bafe-484c-9af9-f0ffb589b447

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[–] fodor@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

That's true and this is not an example of such a situation, because he knew exactly what the reaction was going to be. He probably felt that he could ride that AI bubble away from it, but he knew the reaction was waiting for him.

The other thing about that claim, when it could possibly be credible, is it means that essentially the boss is not qualified to do their job. The one thing they should have done is been chatting with ordinary workers or customers to see what the actual needs are, and they're admitting it to somehow deflect from a bad decision they made but in doing so they've unwittingly shown that they're basically incompetent at their entire job.

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

I think you misunderstood my meaning. They know. They've known all along. They simply think that saying they don't know and throwing everyone below them under the bus is fine because it's accepted in the business culture here. The CEO is always right because even when they aren't, bonus still gets deposited.