A cynical AI-agent hiring loop says companies automate, then rehire humans to babysit the bots
CSProfKGD · x · 2026-07-28
The poster quotes a deliberately optimistic loop about companies and AI agents:
- humans deploy AI agents,
- humans get laid off,
- companies rely on more agents,
- humans get hired back to manage the agents.
It’s a concise joke, but it captures a real anxiety around AI adoption: firms may automate first and then reintroduce people to supervise the automation.
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