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MONDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 1971
Every company now has an AI assistant.
It's the only member of staff nobody's asked to come in on Fridays, and the only one getting your job.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.…
- Your company will send flowers to your funeral. They'll be charged to your department's…
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people. All of them are "just seeing…
- Treat yourself, they said. You did. Four times before lunch. Your pension felt every…
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