Proton CEO: ‘This Will Be the Last Year that We Hire Engineers’
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Proton CEO: ‘This will be the last year that we hire engineers’
Proton, the Swiss company behind Proton Mail, will “re-interview” some of its staff about how they use AI at work. The results may affect who keeps their job. Internal messages show chief executive Andy Yen telling engineers to stop hand-writing code and use AI instead, 404 Media reported. Joseph Cox revealed the plan for 404 […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Employees of the Swiss tech company Proton must demonstrate how they use AI in their work during mandatory interviews. Those who cannot sufficiently demonstrate this risk a different position or dismissal. This is evident from an internal email from the company behind ProtonMail and Proton Meet.
Swiss VPN company's CEO interviewed 40 senior leaders on AI, now staff across the company face the same test; email warns: That review may lead to changes in roles, responsibilities and...
Proton, the Swiss company behind Proton VPN and Proton Mail, is asking its employees to show they can work with AI.
Proton’s AI controversy is a trust crisis, and trust is all Proton sells
Proton, the Swiss company behind Proton Mail, Proton VPN, Proton Pass and Proton Drive, has just had the worst week in its history. Reporting built on leaked Slack messages, meeting audio and interviews with current and former staff alleges that CEO Andy Yen has been forcing an AI-first overhaul on the company, brushing aside security […] The post Proton’s AI controversy is a trust crisis, and trust is all Proton sells appeared first on .
Proton will review how some employees incorporate artificial intelligence into their work and, according to an internal mail released by 404 Media, evaluations could influence their roles and even the continuity of employment. *** The interviews, scheduled for November 4-11, are part of an assessment that could lead to role changes and job continuity. Andy Yen asked engineers to stop writing code by hand and use more AI; the technology director …
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