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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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Sports

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Star

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Business, Disaster, Ontario/Quebec, Transport

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Sports

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Pat King, key convoy protest organizer, gets 3-month conditional sentence plus time served
Star

February 19, 2025

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Star

February 19, 2025

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