AI Layoffs to Backfire: Half Rehired at Lower Pay
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A Forrester report suggests that companies laying off AI staff are rehiring them at lower pay, raising questions about the industry's hiring practices and the value of AI expertise.
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Soon the recognize badly paid workers work according to their wages.
And they repeat the earlier outsourcing mistakes.