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Dutch government to cut 16 percent of workforce in AI efficiency push
Original: I thought these northern European countries were supposed to be socialist. /sarcasm Dutch government to cut 16 percent o
The Dutch government plans to cut 16 percent of its civil service workforce as part of an efficiency drive driven by artificial intelligence. The announcement has drawn sarcastic commentary online, with people noting the irony given the Netherlands' reputation as a generous social-democratic state. Critics see the move as part of a broader trend of AI being used to justify job cuts in both public and private sectors.
Why now: People are reacting to the irony of a welfare-state government using AI to justify large-scale job cuts.
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- I thought these northern European countries were supposed to be socialist. /sarcasm Dutch government to cut 16 percent of workforce as part of AI efficiency push - Engadget https://www. engadget.com/2297180/dutch-gov… · majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com · 9
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