‘Your craft is obsolete’: WiseTech staff in limbo as AI touted as better than humans
· Source: theguardian.com
In short
WiseTech staff have been waiting nearly three months to learn if they will be among the 2,000 jobs cut as the logistics software company pivots to AI. Workers describe the uncertainty as stressful and 'ridiculous', while the company's founder claims AI agents can learn a human's job in 15 minutes. A union-backed petition calls for fair treatment and transparency during the restructuring.
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Tags: logistics, AI, job-cuts, workforce, automation, software