The three articles about AI and layoffs are eye-opening!! Honestly, it felt like watching someone reorganise the world while I’m still trying to find the “snooze” button on my alarm.
Thakur’s article hits first with a CEO bragging on Reddit about replacing workers with AI because “it doesn’t ask for raises.” How deplorable! I didn’t know executives were saying this out loud now, but here we are. His whole point is that the old workplace social contract is breaking…. not gently, not gracefully, and AI is the hammer. He makes that point loud and clear, maybe too clear, because it left me questioning my career choices mid-sip of my chai latte.
Then the Axios article walks in and casually drops that AI might wipe out HALF of entry-level white-collar jobs!! Dario Amodei from Anthropic basically said, “Yeah, unemployment might hit 20%!!” The article is convincing because it’s coming straight from someone building the tech, but it left me looking around like, “Should I start learning how to garden and go back to more creative jobs?”
Mattlar’s article stated that a lot of companies blaming AI for layoffs aren’t even using AI effectively. According to an MIT study he cites, “95% of companies investing in AI saw NO return. So, the “AI made us do it” excuse? Sometimes it’s just corporate PR wanting to dip into the technology conversation. His honesty made this piece feel like someone finally flipping on the lights and bringing some comfort.
For my AI experiment, I asked an AI tool to compare the Axios and Mattlar articles, and it basically said that they agree that AI is changing work, but Axios is worried about the future, while Mattlar is calling out the nonsense happening right now. When I asked which was more persuasive, the AI refused to pick sides like a parent of twins, but it admitted Mattlar has the stronger receipts.
Using AI to analyse articles about AI was awkward. The tool was helpful, almost too helpful, like a coworker who always answers emails at 2 a.m. It made me feel impressed and concerned at the same time.
After all of this, it’s clear we’re heading into a future where AI will absolutely change jobs sometimes responsibly, sometimes dramatically, and sometimes as a convenient excuse. The three articles together show what’s breaking, what’s being exaggerated, and what might be coming.
So yes, the future feels strange and a little chaotic. But maybe talking about it and laughing about it, so we don’t cry, is how we start dealing with it.
I agree that this is a scary era we are living and the unknown seems to outweigh the reality of things. we may just be scratching the surface of what’s to come. That’s why I believe all parties affected should be incorporated in the process of development and rollout of these AI platforms.