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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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Lawrence Hill criticizes Ont. board's teaching ban of his novel The Book of Negroes
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December 10, 2024

Lawrence Hill criticizes Ont. board’s teaching ban of his novel The Book of Negroes

A prominent Canadian novelist is speaking out after a London,…

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Rebel victory in Syria exposes horrors of Saydnaya prison as families search for traces of the disappeared
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December 10, 2024

Rebel victory in Syria exposes horrors of Saydnaya prison as families search for traces of the disappeared

Days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, throngs of people…

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As a child, this woman saw things a child should never see. Advocates say domestic violence is getting worse
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December 10, 2024

As a child, this woman saw things a child should never see. Advocates say domestic violence is getting worse

Warning: This story details of intimate partner violence and may…

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A Complete Unknown is an imperfect biopic that dismantles Bob Dylan
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December 10, 2024

A Complete Unknown is an imperfect biopic that dismantles Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown treats its title like…

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Freeland doesn't commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement
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December 10, 2024

Freeland doesn’t commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is not committing to meeting the…

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Summer McIntosh sets swimming world record in women's 400m freestyle
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December 10, 2024

Summer McIntosh sets swimming world record in women’s 400m freestyle

Swimmer Summer McIntosh, the first Canadian to win three gold…

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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, dead at 81
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December 10, 2024

Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, dead at 81

Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who…

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'Unspeakable carnage': UN, government condemn killing of 184 Haitians in gangland massacre
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December 10, 2024

‘Unspeakable carnage’: UN, government condemn killing of 184 Haitians in gangland massacre

A gang leader who controls a key port in Haiti’s…

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The bright lights in Port de Grave, N.L., mean more than Christmas. They're also about memory and loss
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December 10, 2024

The bright lights in Port de Grave, N.L., mean more than Christmas. They’re also about memory and loss

For the 26th year the eastern Newfoundland town of Port…

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