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Re:We gave an AI a 3-year Lease. It opened a store by hamdingers on Thursday April 16, 2026 @01:23PM (#47796636)
I take that to mean "we won't let the AI refuse to pay them or otherwise break employment law" not that they could never be fired.
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Re:We gave an AI a 3-year Lease. It opened a store by HWR_14 on Thursday April 16, 2026 @02:10PM (#47797283)
I read that as "it's not worth the negative PR of being associated with AI firing minimum wage employees" compared to just paying them for a year or two.
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