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hunter

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12. That's assuming AI works.

Mon Feb 23, 2026, 12:38 PM

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If it doesn't work the economic collapse will be a consequence of its failures.

Sure, let's use AI to keep our electric grids stable and manage our health care system. Let's use "vibe" coding to implement new financial products. AI will certainly make the engineers job easier when they are designing tall buildings, airplanes, rockets, and dams.

I don't think people get it yet. If your boss wants you to use AI in your work they are asking you to be the fall guy when things go wrong. You'll be the one filling out the unemployment forms wondering how you are going to pay the mortgage. Or worse, sitting in jail. But the company you worked for isn't going to let all that money they invested in Artificial Intelligence go to waste because AI is only getting better every day.

And don't forget, Brawndo's got what plants crave. It's got electrolytes!

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