AI Analyzes Literary Metaphors for Pennies, Undermining $30k College Degrees
RexDouglass · x · 2026-08-13
Following up on the discussion about traditional education, the author points out that a chatbot can now sit and explain themes and metaphors in a text for less than a fraction of the cost. This task originally requires a college education costing over $30,000 per semester, implying that traditional highly educated white-collar work is facing an economic disruption from AI.
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