Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning (photo biancoblue, dreamstime.com)
“Reducing the number of employees with 200 people started at the Budapest office of Docler-Borg,” wrote the company owned by György Gattyán in a statement quoted by the Hungarian press. “In the future, the group will put an even greater emphasis on the automation of its working processes and the application of the solutions offered by artificial intelligence,” they explained.
In January, the Frishírek news portal, which belongs to the group, replaced almost all journalists, and the content production was taken over by automatic text publishers, but this business model did not work and Portallu was closed.
According to their last week's statement, the Docler-Borg group of companies will carry out an “inevitable reorganization process” in the coming months. “The group of companies-adapting to the process of the global market, recognizing the negative international economic environment and the declining market opportunities-has already begun to exploit and implement the opportunities offered by digitization and artificial intelligence in the company's business processes,” they wrote. In the company's daily operations, this means that …
The use of artificial intelligence in certain areas and departments makes it possible to eliminate the need for human resources.
Tamás Nemes, the head of the Docler Group communication department, said that the employer informed the competent state employment agency in writing about the decision to dismiss 200 people, and the first round of verbal information was provided on Tuesday. The dismissal process is expected to be completed in the fall.
The Docler group also restructures its operations in Luxembourg by integrating artificial intelligence to automate working flows, which leads to job redundancies. This change reflects a broader movement towards digital transformation against the background of changing market conditions.
