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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by stetrain on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @08:52AM (#48569777)
> Rich people are stealing all the jobs.

The AI promoters are themselves saying these things because it is the positive case for their business, that other businesses can pay them for AI services that are cheaper and better than keeping existing jobs.

> Speaking at the Capital Framework for Large Banks conference at the Federal Reserve board of governors, Altman told the crowd that certain job categories would be completely eliminated by AI advancement.

> “Some areas, again, I think just like totally, totally gone,” he said, singling out customer support roles. “That’s a category where I just say, you know what, when you call customer support, you’re on target and AI, and that’s fine.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jul/22/openai-sa...

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by philipallstar on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @09:04AM (#48569951)
You should've seen what the internal combustion engine did to the horse and cart industry.
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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by stetrain on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @09:33AM (#48570343)
Sure, so the economic anxiety from people with careers in the horse and cart industry was fully justified.
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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by apical_dendrite on Wednesday June 17, 2026 @09:19AM (#48570137)
And I'm sure the 50 year-old guy with the nice job at the stables just loved hearing Henry Ford talk about how nobody was going to own horses anymore.

This is an article about consumer sentiment. Consumers care much more about their own financial security than about Sam Altman's vision of a glorious future.

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Re:Sixty percent of US consumers say 'AI' in brand messaging... by philipallstar on Saturday June 20, 2026 @03:12AM (#48607059)
I'm sure. But if he were American he'd rather than car industry started in America than in China, though. And he could afford a car himself and improve his own lifestyle.
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