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Concerns Rise Over 'Apocalyptic AI' and Its Threat to Jobs

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[Tech Thoughts] We shouldn't take the 'apocalyptic AI' hype cycle lying down

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The article discusses the potential dangers of 'apocalyptic AI' and its implications for job displacement, particularly among white-collar workers. It highlights concerns from a tech CEO about feeling obsolete due to the rise of agentic AI.

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window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-top-billboard" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "oop" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-oop" ); artificial intelligence [Tech Thoughts] We shouldn’t take the ‘apocalyptic AI’ hype cycle lying down Feb 22, 2026 10:00 AM PHT Victor Barreiro Jr.

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The idea that 'apocalyptic AI' is already here means we need to discuss it and take our agency back window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "middle-1" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-middle-1" ); Posts online warning about the rather disturbing actions artificial intelligence — namely, agentic AI and large language models — has done are

inherently scary. In one case, a volunteer working on a python project called matplotlib said he denied a request for a change in the code from an AI coding agent. That same AI agent generated a post accusing him of prejudice for gatekeeping the coding process.

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