Reddit debate asks whether the AI job apocalypse is real or still just hype
TangoENG · reddit · 2026-07-25
- The author asks whether the “AI job apocalypse” is real or mostly a marketing narrative around model capability.
- They note that, based on the data they have seen, AI has not yet visibly moved employment statistics, and ask whether the threat is simply lagging behind the hype or still to come.
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