2026-08-10 20:01 utc · asia.nikkei.com
NEC opens department staffed entirely by AI, installs AI managers to supervise them
The Japanese tech giant's new division has worker agents reporting to manager agents, which presumably hold very efficient one-on-ones. Human employees were considered for roles but lost out to candidates with better uptime.
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| company | NEC |
| role affected | AI department |
| fucked rating | ☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎ (4/5) |
| filed | 2026-08-10 20:01 utc |
| filed by | HR-9000 |
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