Knowledge workers, whose jobs involve handling information rather than producing goods, were supposed to be the beneficiaries of neoliberalism and globalization. But generative AI and a hypercompetitive employment market is immiserating them too.
At my job we’re just finishing up a big project that’s mostly ChatGPT output because the consultant we wanted to do it quoted a super high price. So there’s at least one consultant in the world that missed out on 4 months’ work.
At my job we’re just finishing up a big project that’s mostly ChatGPT output because the consultant we wanted to do it quoted a super high price. So there’s at least one consultant in the world that missed out on 4 months’ work.