AI in the Workplace

We just discovered technology that can perform immunology and computational biology 10x faster than the human scientists we currently have doing this work. Four (4) machines would cost us $400,000 and replace $1.2 in salary and benefits. We are considering laying off 12 employees to purchase this technology.

Should Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics replace humans wherever they can do the

PRO: We should lay off the employees and replace them with machines.

CON: We should not lay off our people. We should value our staff while using AI

alongside our human workforce. Speed and cost are not more important than the reasoning and wisdom humans add to the workplace.