Ex-Google X leader thinks AI is about to expose a fatal flaw in capitalism

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Mo Gawdat is sitting in a chair in jeans and a black t-shirt.
Mo Gawdat says AI threatens jobs at all levels, including those of CEOs.

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Replit's CEO thinks AI will end soul-crushing corporate work — and bring entrepreneurship inside big companies

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Amjad Masad, Co-founder & CEO, Replit on Centre Stage during the opening night of Web Summit Qatar 2024 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar.
Amjad Masad said he was shocked and saddened by Kirk's death.

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A new platform lets AI agents 'rent a human.' Its creator says his job worries drove him to build it.

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RentAHuman's homepage as of Friday, February 6, including a dashboard showing a site visit count of about 2.8 million, 11,000 total bounties, and 180,000
RentAHuman's website tells gig workers that they can join "the meatspace" by doing tasks for AI agents.

RentAHuman

One question is haunting laid-off Big Tech workers: Did AI just cost me my job?

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Ian Carter (left), James Hwang (center), Joe Friend (right)
Ian Carter (left), James Hwang (center), and Joe Friend (right) are among the laid-off workers who've questioned whether AI played a role in their job cuts.

Ian Carter (left), James Hwang (center), Joe Friend (right)

Amazon's $8 billion Anthropic investment balloons to $61 billion

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AWS CEO Matt Garman
AWS CEO Matt Garman

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AI job listings surge to a record, even as broader hiring slows

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People attend a job fair
At job fair in action

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I used ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity to research a gnarly NYC rent situation. Here's what I learned.

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Nolita is an upscale neighborhood in NYC brimming with boutiques and restaurants.
Nolita is an upscale neighborhood in NYC brimming with boutiques and restaurants.

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A consultant who called the AI software collapse almost a year ago says no part of the business will escape 'unscathed'

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Michelle Miller, Co-Head of the Enterprise Software Technology group at AlixPartners
Michelle Miller, Co-Head of the Enterprise Software Technology group at AlixPartners

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I left Amazon and became an angel investor. Mentoring startups for 6 years made me a better founder.

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William Tunstall-Pedoe
William Tunstall-Pedoe became an angel investor after leaving Amazon.

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Reddit CEO says the platform will thrive not on AI slop but by being a place for 'humans to talk to other humans'

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman
Reddit CEO says the company is investing in filtering out AI slop.

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