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AI Panic Ignores Something Important — the Evidence
Matt Shumer warns that artificial intelligence could swiftly eliminate many professional jobs, sparking widespread social media discussion on the future of work.
- A recent post by tech entrepreneur and investor Matt Shumer went viral on social media, outlining how artificial intelligence could rapidly decimate professional jobs.
- Shumer published the detailed rundown outlining AI's potential effects on professions, presenting a systematic rundown of mechanisms by which AI could displace professional work on social media.
- The thread detailed mechanisms, with Shumer mapping out many ways AI could affect white‑collar roles, circulated widely across platforms, sparking online discussion.
- The post prompted alarm among professionals, with social-media users debating the implications of AI on job displacement and the speed of disruption, as Shumer highlighted in his viral post.
- The post positions AI as a major labor risk, with Shumer's viral post indicating potential large-scale disruption to professional workforces and fueling policy discussions about AI and employment.
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The AI Panic Ignores Something Important — the Evidence
Last week, a post written by tech entrepreneur and investor Matt Shumer went viral on social media. Titled, Something Big Is Happening, it was a rundown of all the ways artificial intelligence would, in short order, decimate professional jobs. Tools like Claude Code and Claude Cowork from Anthropic PBC would displace the work of lawyers and wealth managers, he wrote. To get ready, we all needed to practice using AI for an hour a day to upskill ou
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