The AI jobs crisis is not coming—it's here right now. It just might not look like what many thought it would.
From Duolingo firing scores of writers and translators to the AI-first strategy that has helped justify thousands of federal workers to artists, illustrators, and freelancers seeing their incomes decline—the AI jobs crisis is here, now:
https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/the-ai-jobs-crisis-is-here-now
Last week, I spoke with a Duolingo contractor impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that
1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.
2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
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