Marketing Analyst Laid Off for Performance Issues Warns About AI Job Replacement
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The Onion Staff
A good honest bake. Not flashy, but you'll finish the whole bagel.
Summary
A marketing analyst in Sioux City, Iowa, who was recently laid off for performance issues including frequent unexcused absences and missed deadlines, warns that artificial intelligence is coming for everyone's jobs. Despite being terminated for substandard work, Ryan Bronson claims that no one is safe from AI replacing human workers.
Key quotes
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Mark my words: With the way things are going, not a single one of us is safe from the threat of AI replacing us
Making the dire prediction shortly after being terminated for substandard work
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