通用汽车在探索人工智能时大幅裁员1000人

币界网Опубліковано о 2024-08-20Востаннє оновлено о 2024-08-20

币界网报道:

通用汽车(GM)正在削减其软件部门的工作岗位,以控制不断膨胀的运营成本并探索人工智能机会。据说,这些变化将影响该公司1000多名受薪员工,其中600人来自其著名的底特律科技园区。

报道称,该公司正在探索用人工智能取代一些人才的可能性。其位于田纳西州斯普林希尔的工厂占地1100万平方英尺,似乎不受最新一轮裁员的影响。

投资者为通用汽车欢呼

当裁员的消息公布时,该公司的股价上涨了0.97%,这似乎是对这一举措的积极回应。

CNBC援引通用汽车发言人的话说,这一决定是为了保持连续性而做出的大胆选择。

发言人说:“在我们建设通用汽车的未来时,我们必须简化速度和卓越,做出大胆的选择,并优先考虑将产生最大影响的投资。”。

通用汽车是世界上最大的雇主之一,拥有约76000名员工。

通用汽车发言人表示:“因此,我们正在减少软件和服务组织内的某些团队。我们感谢那些帮助建立坚实基础的人,使通用汽车能够领导前进。”。

通用汽车在“软件和服务部门”进行了大规模的招聘,目的是成为值得信赖的汽车软件和程序提供商。

通用汽车加入了裁员的行列

在过去的一年里,通用汽车一直试图通过订阅其几款软件和程序来创收,包括其旗舰产品OnStar,该产品提供安全和导航功能。

该计划由前苹果云执行官Mike Abbott领导,他于2023年5月加入公司,但因健康原因在不到一年的时间里离职。

他的任命旨在领导公司更加专注于软件驱动的汽车和电动汽车。然而,这一过程带来了高昂的成本,据报道,这使得有必要减少员工人数。

通用汽车并不是2024年唯一一家裁员的科技相关公司;TikTok、微软、谷歌和亚马逊都走上了这条路。

电动汽车行业并没有以预期的速度复苏;虽然人们已经转向电动汽车和软件驱动的汽车,但其普及程度尚未与通用汽车等主要企业的投资相匹配。

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