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‘Great cull’ – AI targets the professional class

Michael McLaren
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As corporate giants like Morgan Stanley and Block initiate mass layoffs, the “unstoppable march” of AI shifts its focus from blue-collar automation to the displacement of university-educated professionals.

Michael McLaren warns that unless we regulate this “AI beast,” we risk hollowing out human uniqueness and relegating our collective expertise to a state of functional irrelevance.

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