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Brian T's avatar

Concerns over the labor market impact is a huge driver in the coverage of AI, and I don't think the "Spongebob did 9/11" stuff would have been covered the way it was without this lurking in the background.

This has also lead to some real oddities in how people that are normally copyright-skeptical switch if it's relating to AI.

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Jeremiah Johnson's avatar

I think this is part of the same phenomenon - hard to separate 'stealing jobs' from anger at the big tech companies, who are villains in a stealing jobs narrative.

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Matthew S.'s avatar

Why did I watch that toilet thing all the way to the end. I am a fallen man.

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Jeremiah Johnson's avatar

The best online videos are the ones where you sound like a crazy person trying to explain why they're good

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jooky's avatar

This post was my introduction to your substack, and it was great! Instant subscribe.

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Jeremiah Johnson's avatar

Glad to have you!

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