Buzzfeed Fires Employees & Adopts AI #Shorts

Buzzfeed announced it’s increasing their use of AI in content creation just weeks after laying off 12% of their staff. With some even asking whether those employees were laid off in favor of AI. And other Buzzfeed staffers had concerns this could be used for further workforce reduction. Buzzfeed’s CEO said that the AI is intended to make full-time employees more efficient and creative, not replace them. Open AI - the same that’s in ChatGPT - will be used to enhance quizzes, help brainstorm, and personalize content for Buzfeed’s audience.

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Produced by: Cory Ray, Philip DeFranco
Edited by: Maxwell Enright
Art Department: William Crespo
Writing/Research: Star Pralle, Philip DeFranco
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#Buzzfeed #ChatGPT #Shorts

[Charzoh]

BuzzFeed articles already seemed like they were made by AI in the first place

[randomdisplayname]

I bet they had to do a fun quiz to see what severance package they were.

[JohnCarterG]

Not to replace them, yet that’s literally what you’re doing with that 12% of employees

[Joe-yfff]

AI can not replace talented writers… that being said AI can totally write buzzfeed articles. No shad to their employees it’s just a company based on meaningless shitposts

[MrAdamArce]

The mental gymnastics to say AI won't replace workers after replacing 12% of your company's workers with AI. You just did the thing you said you're not doing lol

[backseatdriver_]

With the quality they put out, I kinda figured Buzzfeed was already AI for the last decade or so

[Alice-unkq]

It's making the full time employees more efficient by threatening to replace them with AI if they don't pump out dog shit articles every 3 minutes

[InterruptingOctopus]

buzzfeed's content has been woefully generic for years but this does mark the start of harm to journalism

[gennik]

Chatgpt isn't at the point where it can write good texts. But it can write buzzfeed level articles

[AlfredEiji]

It’s time for Universal Basic Income(UBI).

[em_san]

the fact the stock price went up, is dystopian as hell

[dannytheman]

Buzzfeed 2024: All of our staff will be replaced by AI.

[oganesson]

Finally, Buzzfeed will actually have some good content for once.

[eduardblackbeard]

Confirmed, buzzfeed articles could be written by bots.

[deathpgt]

The AI articles will probably be way better honestly.

[hirvale]

It's good to know that Buzzfeed is aware of how uninspired and Jacky their articles already were. They know nothing is lost

[JC-gvsq]

I honestly thought Buzzfeed had already closed down years ago

[theroadrunner]

I laugh because I genuinely didn't know Buzzfeed was still relevant since all my favourite workers launched their own careers after quitting,

[YouVSMeTV]

"Buzzfeed is firing employees and number 33 will shock you!"

[arbCannons]

And just like that tons of companies no longer need the employees that just a few months ago they were begging to come back into the office to work to fill.up their stupid office buildings when the work could be done from home.