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FRIDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 1974
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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- Your job title will outlive you. It's already been posted on LinkedIn, with a…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- Every birthday is a gift. The gift is one fewer birthday.
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