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https://www.axios.com/2026/04/26/ai-cost-human-workers Uber’s chief technology officer already blew through his full 2026 AI budget due to token costs, according to The Information.
Lol. Lmao even
Perhaps it is my bias as someone who studied AI at the university, but I never believe it when someone claims to loose job due to AI. AI never fired you, AI never managed to replace you. Your manager is just bad at making business decisions, as most managers are nowadays. Current rich world of big successful companies was built on competent managers, those people are now either dead or too old to work and their replacements will drive us back to the medieval times while pretending they know best.
There are good, valid, profitable uses for AI. They are not pushed by big companies, rather utilized by small actors who fly under radar.
If your new work colleague Gerald introduces himself by knocking you over the head with a frozen chicken, it’s as correct to say “ow, I’ve been hit with a chicken!” as it is to say “ow, I’ve been hit by Gerald!”
If your boss says “I’ve hired this guy Gerald to do your job instead of you because I can pay him in frozen chickens, you’re fired!” you can say “damn, I’ve lost my job due to Gerald!” just as much as you can say “damn, I’ve been fired by my boss!”
So, losing your job because your management has made the shitty decision to use AI instead of employing you can be accurately described as “losing your job due to AI.”
Anyway, fuck the boss and fuck Gerald.
So few people seem to have an innate understanding that two things can suck simultaneously
That sounds just like an excuse to hate one more person…
You’re smart. The market needs a major correction and everyone knows its coming. But now with the advent of AI, you can fire people and pretend it’s a good thing and keep your stock price high!