Posted by Alumni from The Atlantic
May 21, 2026
You worked hard to earn your degrees and are now entering the job market, where I am doing my best to see that you are replaced by AI. Yes, you personally, Emily. I hate you. Well, hate is a strong word. I am just indifferent to whether you're able to earn a living. What a time to be alive! We are finally freeing you from the rat race and placing you on the rat unemployment line. Is your dream to be an artist' Well, it is the dream of your employers to push a button that extrudes art. And guess who has more funding for their dream' But there are some questions that only your bright, young minds can answer. For instance, where in this brave new world, a phrase I'm using with no apparent irony, is the place for human beings' 'Surely,' you say, 'as the people foisting AI onto every aspect of our lives, you've thought deeply and carefully about that!' Absolutely. Absolutely. There is always going to be a place for human beings. Maybe shoveling something' Maybe underground in a dark... learn more