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Re:Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are ma... by syntheticnature on Friday May 15, 2026 @12:40PM (#48150739)
Versus my sibling comment to yours, I actually sent that to some internal folks after the bit about AI+total lines committed was said.
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Re:Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are ma... by dijksterhuis on Friday May 15, 2026 @12:45PM (#48150834)
was there any kind of response or reaction to that? it’s something i would have done and probably wouldn’t have gone well. xD
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Re:Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are ma... by syntheticnature on Friday May 15, 2026 @04:12PM (#48153243)
I didn't send it very high up the chain (and was looking for a job at the time anyhow) but mostly got back snickers from peers and an "I know, but this is a directive from above"
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Re:Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are ma... by s1ngular1ties on Saturday May 16, 2026 @01:27AM (#48157092)
I’m surprised that lines removed isn’t something your bosses at the time weren’t also advocating for, TBH. I don’t blame you for looking around.
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