Microsoft’s new Copilot AI agents act like virtual employees to automate tasks
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  • just another devEnglish
    17•6 months ago

    • “AI means there will be fewer people required to do the same amount of work”

    • “this does not mean higher unemployment”

    I think you left out a steep off reasoning there. At least, I don’t follow.

    • MxM111
      -4•6 months ago

      When productivity increases (as it has been doing for ages) the manufacturing output increases. That’s what normally happens.

      • just another devEnglish
        8•6 months ago

        But the amount of workers will only stay the same if demand grows at the same rate as the production output.

        • MxM111
          -4•6 months ago

          Well, the price goes down, or/end the salaries go up, or resources are freed for new investments…

          • just another devEnglish
            1•6 months ago

            Only in the last case there is a chance that the amount of jobs will remain the same, the other cases will lead to lost jobs.

            • MxM111
              -1•6 months ago

              Prices going down leads to increased demand and expansion. Salaries (everywhere) going up lead to increased demand and expansion.