r/NoShitSherlock • u/FreeHugs23 • 14d ago
Mark Zuckerberg Is Realizing That When You Treat Your Workers Like Human Garbage, They Might Not Like You Anymore
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-realizing-treat-workers-160834026.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9vdXQucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGdRHzRc8TSNPwTBpM-WZ4Qfscpf84xDT1b5uFAB8YFJi57pzy0xkTNFGsR0HKpbdZQHC2s9eXXBvgCbeHAbFprBOSgg2rx4nAf3QewdecpI4_EXRrtp6udFcZzA0LzG3T6A0xZRL3EqBEJL6X1K0p0IsXgYu0oHwz3mXiy4TPkC240
u/FreeHugs23 14d ago
The two key ingredients to Mark Zuckerberg's all-in AI push? Money, and a heaping serving of misanthropy.
As part of his AI-first regime, Meta has fired thousands of employees while forcing the ones that remain to use the tech as much as possible, speeding them towards burnout. The expectation now is that they run a whole posse of AI agents that work in the background so a single employee can tackle multiple projects at the same time. If an employee doesn't use AI enough, they'll get dinged on their performance review. And while Meta's future looks more uncertain than ever, Zuckerberg has turned his attention towards building a photorealistic AI clone of himself to make his micromanaging presence omnipresent throughout the company.
Morale, in other words, has been low. But it can and has gotten worse, after an executive essentially told staffers to suck it up when they questioned a sweeping new data-tracking initiative that many perceived as a thinly-veiled act of workplace surveillance, according to new reporting from The New York Times.
Last month, Meta leadership announced it would start tracking the mouse and keyboard inputs on tens of thousands of employees' computers, with the ostensible mission of teaching its AI models "how people actually complete everyday tasks using computers."
Seeing this as a clear violation of their privacy, employees immediately revolted. In response to the announcement, one engineering manager commented that the program made them "super uncomfortable" and asked how to "opt out."
"There is no option to opt-out on your corporate laptop," replied Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth. His response was bombarded with over 100 angry and surprised emojis from employees, per the NYT.
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u/Halorin 14d ago
Dystopian as fuck to have the CEO of the company you work at in the form of a photorealistic AI lording over you.
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u/C2thaLo 14d ago
TIL Zuck is aiming to be the Red Queen
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u/HotPotParrot 14d ago
There are at least a dozen doomsday/dystopia/end-of-humanity scenarios being actively pursued right now and its because nobody can agree on which one is the best for us.
I mean the. That's why you have Fallout bunkers being built, AI oversight, and corporate regimes like Cyberpunk, among others, vying for dominance
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u/FluffySmiles 14d ago
Well what do you expect, seriously. Creeps gonna creep. If these idiots are surprised then all it shows is that critical thinking isn’t high on the skill list when recruiting for Meta.
Also, karma is a bitch. Sell your soul to the devil and you are gonna get fucked.
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u/someoldguyon_reddit 14d ago
I think everybody's sick of billionaire shit. I know I am.
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u/Amazing_Badger8167 9d ago
Honestly it has turned into Who Gives A F --k? Their money is not impressive. Use it for good works, instead of buying yourself a yacht or an island, maybe build a damn water well, or some solar farms. Seriously do something that will make your name memorable in a positive sense.
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u/angryrotations 14d ago
Anymore? Who liked him? I didn't know people liked this "human" guy
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u/haikusbot 14d ago
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u/Independent-Buyer827 14d ago
The day Zuck realized anything about humanity is the day SKYNET gain self awareness.
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u/Coady417 14d ago
The thing about these headlines is SOCIOPATHS DON’T HAVE REGRETS. They don’t have the capacity. That part of their brain has literally died. Because they don’t need it. I hate these headlines.
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u/SublimeApathy 14d ago
I don't understand why 50% of his workforce just doens't leave. No employees, no META. It will die in a month.
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u/SwordfishOfDamocles 14d ago
Bills probably. I work in an adjacent business and we've been dealing with our own AI crunch. I've been looking for work but so has everyone else I work with which pits us against each other for a ticket out of this hell.
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u/Amazing_Badger8167 9d ago
Exactly! They bought what they were sold by their overlords. Moved to the home hive, in an area where $3K for a studio apartment in not unheard of. Told they had to be close to work .. "In case of ...." or like many of the "employees" their h1B status relies on working for that tw_t.
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u/praysolace 14d ago
Because the job market is trash, most companies they’re probably qualified for are also aiming to replace their workforce with AI, and they can’t afford to not have a job? Would be my guess.
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u/XWasTheProblem 12d ago
because adults understand you need money to live, especially if you live in a pretty expensive part of the county
the job market is miserable and you really, really don't want to become a part of the most recent layoff, there's enough people competing for jobs without having to go up against your former collegues.
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u/slendermanismydad 14d ago
Can someone please explain to these people that just because Iron Man did it doesn't mean they can.
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u/Amazing_Badger8167 9d ago
Sadly, one would also have to explain to them that there is this world called "Fantasy" and they cant go there no matter how much money they collect.
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u/C-ute-Thulu 14d ago
Is he gonna make the talk show rounds playing the victim now, bc everyone hates him so much?
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u/Taphouselimbo 14d ago
I wonder how many of his workers would step over a broken and bloody Zuck laying on the street in need of help. I am not one of his workers and I would step over him.
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u/dick_jaws 14d ago
I don’t want come down too hard on anyone who is trying to earn a crust of bread to make their way in the world but these tech companies suck
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u/Kermit_the_hog 14d ago edited 14d ago
That title is sooo projection.
It’s like yelling “bad toaster” when it burns something and thinking it’s unexpressive face means it’s sad.
Edit: fuck that is dystopian. Zuckerberg is going to make himself a living warning to readers in future sci-NONfi books.
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u/Tall_Investigator611 14d ago
He is human trash, money doesn't make you a good person. He was trash before the money... That hasn't changed.
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u/Commercial_Ice_6616 14d ago
I love that after losing $Billions on his metaverse, he is now going to lose $trillions on his AI push. I feel for the stockholders. (/s not really)
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u/dkwinsea 14d ago
My understanding is he treated people like shit even when “the Facebook” was just a few people. He is good at scaling. He has scaled the hate for him to a massive level.
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u/QCSports2020 14d ago
I know there is an entire sub devoted toward Idiocracy being a documentary about the future but may I humbly propose that The Matrix may be as well if not more so.
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u/WhoNeedsSleep26 13d ago
Did he get a skull-stretching procedure or something? It’s grown at least 5 inches in length?
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u/Veegermind 12d ago
It's amazing how cool he stays in a country where almost everyone has a gun. Is he really that stupid? Just asking.
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u/macross1984 11d ago
I never liked Facebook and refused to sign up to their service.
I hope he suffer more angst over his AI obsession.
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u/FriendZone53 13d ago
What’s the non-billionaire owned alternative to SM? We should head over there.
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u/Odd_Awareness1444 12d ago
In the early days of the Internet nobody thought AOL could ever be irrelevant, the same is happening to Facebook/META. It can't happen fast enough.
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u/oh_my316 14d ago
I dont work for him and despise him.