Social plan at "Le Point": the implementation of a new artificial intelligence tool results in the disappearance of the correction service

"AI ouch ouch ouch", "Robotic press, press in danger", or "AI killed me" ... After the announcement of the job protection plan (PSE), made official at the end of April by the management of the right-wing weekly, around fifteen posters were posted in the offices on June 5 to denounce the social plan underway at Le Point . This should result in 58 job cuts, including 32 occupied by permanent employees - out of around 190 - and 26 by regular freelancers - out of around a hundred. Among them, the magazine's correction and revision service will particularly bear the brunt of the social plan, under negotiation until July 16, which could result in 18 layoffs (the entire service). On the other hand, 18 positions in total should be created, including 3 hirings of "AI expert-supervisor revisers" .
While the posters and the fake front page have since disappeared, proofreaders remain torn between anger, shock, and disbelief at the idea of being replaced by artificial intelligence. "Ensuring that the text is clear and coherent for readers, that grammar and spelling are correct, and that information is verified—no machine can do that," says one editor who wishes to remain anonymous.
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