McSweeneys Satire: We Must Return to the Office to Use AI in Person
cainxinth · hn · 2026-09-08
Satire site McSweeneys published a deadpan parody arguing that since AI now does the work, the only remaining reason to come into the office is to prompt ChatGPT "in person." The piece mocks both RTO mandates and corporate AI-transformation rhetoric and hit the Hacker News front page.
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