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Re:AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the... by whimsicalism on Sunday January 18, 2026 @11:25AM (#46669098)
You’re arguing in a tautological fashion - anyone who suggests that AI can do a lot of their job must not have been doing important work in the first place. It’s a convenient psychological self defense mechanism that I see often here. Take care.
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Re:AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the... by DetectDefect on Sunday January 18, 2026 @11:39AM (#46669246)
> AI can do a lot of their job must not have been doing important work in the first place

Not really. My doctor suggested using an AI-note taking "app" during our visit. I politely declined, believing it would diminish his attention and reasoning abilities (saying nothing of the privacy evisceration). The doctor is doing important work and using AI would lead to unwanted consequences. Sadly, this maxim is applicable to almost all skills and trades today, in espite of the nauseating AI evangelism extoling false virtues.

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