A Google Gemini-powered AI agent was given free rein to run a coffee shop in Sweden, and is quickly burning through its budget.

A Google Gemini-powered AI agent was given free rein to run a coffee shop in Sweden, and is quickly burning through its budget.

  • anon_8675309@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    7 hours ago

    “All the workers are pretty much safe,” he told the AP. “The ones who should be worried about their employment are the middle bosses, the people in management.”

    Yeah this is the part CEOs and middle managers are ignoring.

    • chilicheeselies@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 hours ago

      I think thats completly false. Llm and be held accountable like a manager can.

      The real danger imo is that hiring entry level needs to be deliberate. We MUST train the next generation and provide oppurtunity.

      We will hire then, they will use AI, and it will bite them in the ass. This is a good thing though becauae we learn by getting burned.

      Im ignoring the data center issue, which is really a “we wanna make money from subscriptions” scam. But open source models running on local hardware will sort that out over time.

    • krisevol@lemmus.orgEnglish
      2·
      6 hours ago

      Middle managers are in panic mode around the world. They know. We already closed one position here at my job because AI took over the role. He was basically a glorified spreadsheet printer anyways.