In an ironic twist, Monzo Bank today took the decision to replace their CTO Lolly Dinero with an automated system following the publication of her proposal to automate areas of the government.
'Her justification was clear and concise,' Said CEO Isa Rate. 'She showed clearly that many government decisions could be solved by an algorithm and the majority of communication came in one of five categories. When we got AI to analyse her conclusions, the parallels between this and her job were evident, so we decided to practice what we preach and made her redundant.'
Speaking outside the bank's headquarters in London while holding a box of her worldly possessions, Ms Dinero was philosophical about the outcome, telling us, 'I suppose I should have seen it coming. We've got rid of people at the bottom thanks to things like online banking, it was only a matter of time until it bit at the top of the organisation. I'm sure my digital successor will do the job well, though I have no idea how they'll make decisions without my magic 8-ball.'
When asked what the future held, she replied, 'I'll be ok, I'm going to try my hand at a few things that are safe from the expanding remit of AI. I've always fancied writing a book or taking up art.'
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