Made redundant by automation, tech workers in India are embracing online therapy

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Post by lnguyen » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 7:06 AM UTC

Made redundant by automation, tech workers in India are embracing online therapy
bloomberg.com

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Post by psergeant » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 7:51 AM UTC

> “conducted a quarterly review of chatbot content“

...

I don’t like the implication here

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Post by gaius » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 8:10 AM UTC

Where were these services when jobs were being lost in the West due to outsourcing...?

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Post by abalashov » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 8:21 AM UTC

Isn’t the more interesting story that half of India’s IT workforce is going to be structurally out of work in the near future, if this article and McKinsey are to be believed?

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Post by point78 » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 8:30 AM UTC

gaius wrote: post #3

Where were these services when jobs were being lost in the West due to outsourcing...?

Possibly didn't exist at the time?

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Post by misja111 » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 8:55 AM UTC

gaius wrote: post #3

Where were these services when jobs were being lost in the West due to outsourcing...?

They were outsourced.

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Post by im3w1l » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 9:08 AM UTC

I think it's sad how we are getting further and further away from genuine human interaction. I guess we can't afford each other anymore.

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Post by pjschlic » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 9:13 AM UTC

gaius wrote: post #3

Where were these services when jobs were being lost in the West due to outsourcing...?

It looks like a combination of semantic analysis not being there for the automation to work at the time and maybe some regulations issues (with each state probably having their own, I imagine compliance is/was more difficult)?

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Post by manoj_venkat92 » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 9:23 AM UTC

You turn to automation when you get screwed by automation. Seriously?

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Post by manoj_venkat92 » Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 9:24 AM UTC

manoj_venkat92 wrote: post #9

You turn to automation when you get screwed by automation. Seriously?

This is kinda sad