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The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing

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The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

The AI boom hasn’t stopped U.S. companies from hiring cheap offshore labor, and overseas call center employment is still skyrocketing | Fortune

“The technology that was supposed to shrink the industry is fueling its expansion,” said Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok.

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AI - Always Indians.
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  Abused Indians.
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  Indians are losing call centres to Filipinos. Much nicer accents.
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    AKA, understandable. Some Indian accents are so thick I can barely tell they’re speaking English.
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    Also probably cheaper too.

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