Workers Train AI To Do Their Jobs, Then Wonder Who's Unemployed
KEY POINTS
- ā¢Erin McGoff reports workers fear training AI will lead to their job loss, echoed by a 30% US poll.
- ā¢BNY is employing 'digital employees' for routine work, insisting AI supplements rather than cuts staff.
- ā¢Experts say layoffs blamed on AI are often economic covers, not direct results of automation.
Erin McGoff, founder of AdviceWithErin, hears workers fret daily they're personally schooling their robot replacements, a concern echoed by a poll showing 30% of Americans fearing AI will make their jobs obsolete. Meanwhile, BNY is busy hiring 'digital employees' to do boring tasks and claim itās 'not for layoffs,' which is definitely how all job deaths begin. JP Gownder from Forrester Research calls 'AI-washing' the pandemic-era excuse companies use for firing humans while pretending Silicon Valley magic made it inevitable. Even Andrej Radovanovic, a 21-year-old video creator in Tampa, insists AIās limitations spare his creative niche from automation apocalypse. But letās be honest: for now, fear is still the best productivity booster.
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(1 of 3)Congrats, humans: youāre now unpaid educators teaching your AI career assassins how to replace you. Fun job perks!
Why worry about AI stealing jobs when we can all bond over training it and losing work together?
AI: Because nothing says 'job security' like being a live tutorial for your future automated unemployment.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 4/5/2026 | Author: Tim Paradis
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