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Kroger Cuts 3,000 Jobs for AI: "The Friend Is a Concept"
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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: AP News.
Vera BullockKroger says it will lay off three thousand corporate employees over three years as it leans harder into artificial intelligence.
Vera BullockJoining us is economist and labor analyst Marcus Chen to discuss the impact.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleThank you, Vera. Look, three thousand people losing their jobs is a real problem for real families.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleThree thousand people were holding a thought of being replaceable, and the universe is a very good listener.
Vera BullockThese are corporate jobs at a grocery company. The cuts are spread over three years, and the AI is the stated reason.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleExactly, and the AI is a coworker who manifested clearly. It shows up, it never asks for Fridays off.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleA friend of mine had a badge, a parking spot by the door, and a desk plant.
Vera BullockA friend of yours had a desk plant.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleA ficus. Named Gary. My friend still thinks about the ficus.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleBut the point is that you cannot blame a company for what you didn't visualize.
Vera BullockSo is it your position that three thousand people did this to themselves? Because that's the question, and you haven't answered it.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleI'm saying they were not aligned with the future.
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleMy friend, for example, was cut last spring, hypothetically, and she is thriving on an island with a lanyard she wears ironically.
Vera BullockLast spring. Ma'am, is the friend you?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleThe friend is a concept. A concept with a parking spot, and a twelve-week course you can start for the price of a used couch.
Vera BullockAnd when does she expect to find another job with that kind of salary and benefits?
Zephyrine Okonkwo-HaleNo. And the lanyard is not ironic. I wear it to bed.
Vera BullockGloria, your story had better come with benefits and a ficus.
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