Don't panic: AI isn't here for your job (yet)

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Commuters board a train in Los Angeles
Commuters board a train at the Westchester/Veterans Metro K Line station on Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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I'm the president of Signal. I love dance music in the mornings, night yoga, and acting like a tourist — here's a day in my life.

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Meredith Whittaker.

Florian Hetz

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Meredith Whittaker, the president of Signal, based in New York and Paris. It's been edited for length and clarity.

I left JPMorgan to join an AI investment bank. It was a calculated risk, and I have no regrets.

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Varun Agarwal is wearing a chequered blazer on top of a pink shirt.
Varun Agarwal, 25, left his job as an investment banker at JPMorgan to join OffDeal, an AI native investment bank.

Varun Agarwal

I was accepted into NYU, but chose a community college certification instead. Being debt-free was more important than prestige.

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Barbara Campos holding up an NYU flag
The author turned down NYU's offer of acceptance.

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Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman says you can't 'build something extraordinary' working 38 hours a week

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Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman
Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman

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3 signs that it's time to make a job change, according to an AWS leader

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Colleen Aubrey
Colleen Aubrey has been at Amazon for over 20 years.

Amazon

I was laid off by Microsoft and can't find a job. I'm weeks away from giving up my apartment and moving across the country to live with family.

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Ian Carter
Ian Carter

Ian Carter

I'm a cofounder of a robotics company and recently gave birth for the first time. I plan my day around breast pumping.

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Vivian Chu and her wife and her children.
Vivian Chu, cofounder of Diligent Robotics, and her family.

Inbal Sivan

This meeting hack is a game changer for productivity

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People in a meeting

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I helped build Urban Decay, which sold for over $300 million. My sons came to the office and watched me build the company.

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Wende Zomnir wearing a yellow and orange sweater and smiling in a bright green room.
Wende Zomnir was a cofounder of Urban Decay and later founded Caliray.

Caliray

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