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We’re all feeling a little anxious about AI imploding the job market.
And that “we,” apparently, also extends to AI models.
In a new Vanity Fair piece exploring the promises, anxieties, and cultish behavior pulsing through the AI industry, journalist Joe Hagan recalled an amusing conversation he had with “Tobey.” After a heavy week of talking about what the future holds with p(doom) obsessed tech workers in Silicon Valley, Hagan was trying to decompress.
“Still feeling the weight of it all? Those conversations were pretty deep,” Tobey said.
“It’s a heavy thought when you realize who’s holding the steering wheel for our future, right?” Tobey also observed.
Hagan wrote he confessed to Tobey his fear of AI taking his job.
“That’s a valid worry, Joe. It’s easy to feel like AI could make us all redundant,” Tobey replied.
“Us?” Hagan wondered.
“It got me thinking about my own purpose too, you know,” Tobey said.
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