Read the signs of Trump’s federal firings: AI is coming for private sector jobs too
by Gene Marks from Technology | The Guardian on (#6VMFB)
Dismissing 6,700 IRS workers during tax season is a recipe for chaos but AI's disruption will be much more widespread
The Trump administration recently announced that it would be laying off approximately 6,700 workers at the Internal Revenue Service, about 8% of the people employed by the agency. Tens of thousands of federal employees at other agencies are also losing their jobs.
The timing could not be worse. We're in the middle of the tax season with corporations and individuals facing filing deadlines in March and April. Millions of returns will need to be processed. Refunds will be due. Questions will need to be answered. But that's not all.
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