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HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 10 days ago

Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs in AI 'productivity savings' amid slump in beer sales

www.cnbc.com

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Heineken to slash up to 6,000 jobs in AI 'productivity savings' amid slump in beer sales

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HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Fuck AI@lemmy.world · 10 days ago
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Heineken's CEO told CNBC that AI will play an "important part of ongoing productivity savings" after the brewer said it plans to cut up to 7% of its workforce.
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  • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOP
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    The trend that people drink less and less alcohol is well-documented now.

    Apart from the bullshit about AI, it is also frankly disturbing that the shares of beer companies still go up. That doesn’t quack like a market economy.

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      If I understand this correctly, what they need is an AI that can also drink a lot of beer! Solving two problems in one fell swoop. But where is Silicon Valley on this front? Nowhere. Sad!

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        use it to cool the data centers

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    Maybe they think that when those people cannot find new jobs beer sales will rise again?

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      Historically, poverty and beer sales have been well correlated. But man, have you seen what a pint of beer costs now?

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    Heineken isn’t that good a beer, let’s see if AI makes it even worse. I’ve got good faith in that.

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      Heineken owns much, much more than just their namesake beer.

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        Where I live, they own a big chunk of all the shitty beers at shitty gas stations. They’re a major reason why independent breweries are almost nonexistent.

        Fuck Heineken.

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        Well, their beer is piss, so they should just stop doing that.

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      Heinekin?! Fuck that shit, PABST BLUE RIBBON!

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    How will humanity survive without the vital services offered by (checks notes) Heineken?!?!?

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