The AI Joke Going Around: Not AI, But an AI User Who Never Went to College, Will Replace You
JHochderffer · x · 2026-09-06
A punchy one-liner circulating in AI circles: "AI won't replace you. Someone using AI, who didn't go to college in New York, will replace you." It plays on job-displacement anxiety and credentialism, suggesting AI shifts competitive edge from degrees to tool fluency.
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