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Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.” (www.caranddriver.com)

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Formula E team fires its AI-generated female motorsports reporter, after backlash: “What a slap in the face for human women that you’d rather make one up than work with us.”::px-captcha

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[–] Zonetrooper@lemmy.world 70 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Really glad I'm not the first to come here and say this. We're "firing" programs now? Come on.

[–] nonailsleft@lemm.ee 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's 2024.

Whenever there's a controversy the company can just 'fire' a few AI generated 'employees' and half of the dumdums reading the news will feel satisfied

[–] variants@possumpat.io 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does the ai get a severance

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

They probably pay residual electrical bills to keep the server on. Not sure if that counts.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Maybe they spent a lot of money hiring her and are sore about it?