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Re: IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI News

#12

Hasn't IBM had their own AI for years? Why is this a story now?

Because their AI is nowhere near as capable as GPT. It seems to be mostly only good for gimmicks like playing Jeopardy. No doubt they are working on their own LLM though.

Re: IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI News

#13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe it was written by ChatGPT.

ChatGPT wouldn't make a mistake like that.

Why would it not? IBM still makes computers, just not personal computers. With how LLMs work, it's actually quite likely that it would via Bayesian inference. It's a next-word prediction model, mate.

Re: IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI News

#16

I’m curious how IBM has the metrics to know the productivity multiplier of AI well enough this far in advanced to accurately replace exactly 7800 jobs. Is the plan in place to also provide every surviving HR manager an OpenAI subscription? It seems to early to me but I also don’t have the time or resources to know or even guess the multiplier effects here Then again maybe they’re just using AI as an excuse to get rid…

They asked Watson of course.

Re: IBM to pause hiring in plan to replace 7,800 jobs with AI News

#18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ChatGPT wouldn't make a mistake like that.

Why would it not? IBM still makes computers, just not personal computers. With how LLMs work, it's actually quite likely that it would via Bayesian inference. It's a next-word prediction model, mate.

Prompt: Is IBM a PC maker?

ChatGPT: IBM was one of the earliest and most influential personal computer makers, having introduced the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) in 1981. However, in the early 2000s, IBM sold its PC business to Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo. Since then, IBM has focused on providing enterprise-level hardware, software, and services, rather than personal computers for consumers. While IBM no longer produces PCs for the consumer market, the company does manufacture specialized computing systems for business and industrial use, such as mainframe computers, servers, and high-performance computing systems.

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