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When business partners disagree about automation's human cost

My business partner wants to automate half our customer service with AI to cut costs but I know it means laying off people who depend on these jobs and we can't agree on whether efficiency or employment should come first.

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Two people must choose between technological efficiency and human welfare when both feel morally necessary.

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