Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>Spark becomes the latest company to embrace the AI race, because AI slop is cheaper than humans. The company said the partnership would “accelerate the use of AI and automation and contribute to reduced network operating costs”.</p><p>In other words, job losses.</p><p>“While we are still working through the consultation process, we expect this partnership to impact around 180 roles within our network operations team.”</p><p>The PR vibe is palpable.</p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/360694220/outsourcing-deal-spark-expected-see-net-loss-about-80-jobs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stuff.co.nz/business/360694220</span><span class="invisible">/outsourcing-deal-spark-expected-see-net-loss-about-80-jobs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Spark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>