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AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?

AI agents lag far behind human workers. Why are tech companies laying off the humans?

AI-related layoffs are in full swing as tech companies invest in artificial intelligence agents they say will take over tasks traditionally done by humans. But a major AI infrastructure and software company says the agents fail to produce professionally acceptable work more than 19 times out of 20, and some analysts say the technology is overhyped and being using as an excuse for laying off workers.

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Ontario's next government must address 'pain and injustice' of intimate partner violence, say Hamilton groups
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February 21, 2025

Ontario’s next government must address ‘pain and injustice’ of intimate partner violence, say Hamilton groups

Even when a one-of-a-kind program is supporting over 100 rural…

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11 dead as India struggles with creeping paralysis outbreak linked to contaminated water
Star

February 21, 2025

11 dead as India struggles with creeping paralysis outbreak linked to contaminated water

More than 200 people have fallen ill with Guillain-Barré syndrome…

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Stephen King adaptation The Monkey is a sick joke
Star

February 21, 2025

Stephen King adaptation The Monkey is a sick joke

The Monkey turns out to be is something more like…

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He was critically hurt in a 2009 car crash. He's still in hospital, 16 years later
Star

February 21, 2025

He was critically hurt in a 2009 car crash. He’s still in hospital, 16 years later

Ken Rekowski suffered a traumatic brain injury when his car…

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Sports

February 21, 2025

OHL Roundup: Nick Lardis’s hat trick leads the way as Bulldogs hold off Petes 4-3

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Nick Lardis had a hat trick in…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 21, 2025

Two inmates recaptured after escaping from Gravenhurst, Ont., prison: police

Provincial police say two inmates who escaped from a prison…

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What Team Canada can learn from the 4 Nations victory ahead of the 2026 Olympics
Star

February 21, 2025

What Team Canada can learn from the 4 Nations victory ahead of the 2026 Olympics

It took Connor McDavid alone in the slot, a pass…

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Chantal Kreviazuk changes O Canada lyrics at hockey game against U.S. to protest Trump
Star

February 21, 2025

Chantal Kreviazuk changes O Canada lyrics at hockey game against U.S. to protest Trump

Chantal Kreviazuk, the Grammy-award winning singer from Winnipeg, changed the…

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Small sticks, big talk at Sask. mini hockey stick tournament
Star

February 21, 2025

Small sticks, big talk at Sask. mini hockey stick tournament

Kids in Warman, Sask., escaped the cold Thursday by piling…

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