Well, those lost employees weren't replaced by AI. They were replaced by management wishcasting.
Maybe it's a distinction without a difference. *shrug*  Previous Message Literally had jobs cut at my company 3 weeks ago and part of the rationale is that we should all be able to work more efficiently now with the AI tools available to us. Which means needing less people. AI is definitely going to eliminate jobs. Might create some to, but can’t imagine it’s an even tradeoff. Previous Message effective might be able to replace you in a few years. But that somebody can just be you. This has always been the case with new tools, though. Previous Message I think there’s real truth strewn throughout his missives. It scares the shit out of me. I’m worried about my career. My wife’s. And above all, our kids. I try not to be a Luddite about it. But the speed and unpredictability and downright black box nature jar me. That tech always outpaces governance bothers me. That we’re a deeply divided global society with weak institutions and few social cleavages terrifies me. It simply makes me uncomfortable in a way the internet’s emergence never did. Previous Message
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 Post about AI from Twitter that is making the rounds - reggiedunlop February 11, 2026, 9:26:49
- People are using AI to create entire adventure games, and wrap it up into an app. - Stu February 12, 2026, 13:17:13
- can I get an AI summary of this?* - bbonb February 12, 2026, 11:40:31
- There's a lot of interesting ideas there. Hype or whatever, still food for thought. TL/DR warning.. - OWWDig February 12, 2026, 8:53:30
- Guy who has vested interest in overhyping AI, overhypes AI, film at 11.* - Carl Spackler February 11, 2026, 21:22:30
- Ed Zitron has some doubts: - IlliniRunner February 11, 2026, 20:58:31
- It’s horrifying. - opossum jenkins February 11, 2026, 16:26:34
- My kid is still a few years away from having to think about college and careers - Tortillini February 12, 2026, 10:00:21
- We will make more stuff not the same stuff with fewer people* - CoronaTheirAss February 11, 2026, 16:47:57
- AI is not going to replace you in your job. Somebody who knows how to use these tools to be more - doubledown February 11, 2026, 16:28:49
- Could not disagree more. We are just beginning to see the job cannibalization that AI - reggiedunlop February 11, 2026, 18:22:19
- I really don’t think you can say it that definitively. - OB25 February 11, 2026, 16:55:06
- jobs will shift, ultimately - illinibone February 11, 2026, 17:42:18
- Well, those lost employees weren't replaced by AI. They were replaced by management wishcasting. - doubledown February 11, 2026, 17:01:47
- I’ve adopted it. My guys have adopted it. We used Claude to spit out 25K lines of python… - opossum jenkins February 11, 2026, 16:33:05
- I want to put up basketball hoop at our house, and of course need HOA approval. - tvillini February 11, 2026, 15:36:37
- the SKY is the limit, and the NET result will be world-changing*
 - Sammich February 11, 2026, 9:42:12
- I mean, no. The way he characterizes each new release as being leaps and bounds better than the - doubledown February 11, 2026, 9:37:49
- TL;DR* - Stu February 11, 2026, 9:33:01
- That dude got a million followers in one day. Mission accomplished.* - gullit February 11, 2026, 9:30:05
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