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That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI

www.cbc.ca /news/ai-generated-fake-marketing-1.7578772

« It's part of a trend known as "fake-fluencing." That's when companies create fake personas with AI in order to make it look like a real person is endorsing a product or service. The company in this case is Nexa, an AI firm that develops software that other companies can use to recruit new hires. Some of the videos feature Nexa logos in the scene. The company's founder and CEO Divy Nayyar calls that a "subconscious placement" of advertising. »

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That white guy who can't get a job at Tim Hortons? He's AI

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  • Well that's a bunch of bullshit that we need to watch for with everything we're told. Critical thinking skills are going to be more important than ever.

    That being said, there are plenty of companies taking advantage of the TFW program in Canada, most people think that they do this because they can hire cheaper labour, well that isn't really the case. To me most of the TFW's in fast food are being taken advantage of, as the franchise owner can own the house they rent, dictate what hours they work (not needing to deal with student of parents who might need flexibility for picking up kids), and the constant threat of losing your job and being sent back to wherever they're from.

    You cannot put the same restrictions on Canadians, so maybe there is an economically distraught area and plenty of people would work at a fast food restaurant, but the franchise owner would rather a TFW because they have way more control.

    Now the TFWs themselves are doing nothing wrong by trying to improve their lives and families situation, but to me it is a new form of slavery where your still stuck at the whims of the owner.

    The situation is a mess and like our healthcare industry the government isn't doing much to make it better for Canadians only for corporations.

    BTW fuck Tim Hortons, they're as Canadian as McDonalds, not very!

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