In a moment that cut through the usual optimism surrounding artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivered a stark - and deeply polarizing - reflection on the nature of modern work. Speaking at OpenAI’s DevDay, Altman didn’t merely predict which jobs AI might automate; he questioned whether many of them deserved to exist at all. AI and the Illusion of Work: Altman’s Controversial Claim Sparks Global Debate. His remarks began with a historical thought experiment: if a farmer from fifty years ago were shown today’s economy, Altman suggested, that farmer would likely dismiss much of what we do as “not real work.” To the farmer, labor meant producing food - sustaining life through tangible effort. In contrast, much of today’s professional activity, Altman implied, resembles “playing a game to fill your time,” lacking the direct, essential utility of agriculture or craftsmanship. The comment quickly drew criticism, not for its technological foresight, but for its moral u...
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“Not Real Work?” Altman’s AI Comments Trigger Global Reckoning on Labor Value
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The End of Employment: How AI and Robots Are Redefining Labor Forever.
Can Machines Out-Think, Out-Work, and Out-Earn Us All? Let’s rewind to a dinner in San Francisco, where venture capitalists and startup founders sipped wine and nibbled on hors d’oeuvres. The after-dinner speaker, a tech mogul turned investor, dropped a bombshell: “Forget small markets. In AI, you’re not just replacing a few jobs - you’re replacing all of them. Every salary ever paid? That’s your revenue stream.” Cue the clinking glasses and uneasy laughter. This isn’t science fiction; it’s the new Silicon Valley gospel. The End of Employment: How AI and Robots Are Redefining Labor Forever. The $8 Trillion Question: Why Automate Everything ? Imagine your workplace. Now picture every desk, every meeting room, every coffee machine - empty. Robots glide silently where interns once stumbled, and AI dashboards hum where managers barked orders. This isn’t a dystopian fever dream; it’s the vision of companies like Mechanize, backed by Google’s top brass and tech’s biggest names. The...
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