AI-world takes: interns giving feedback in week one won't get paid
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-28
- The author endorses Matt Yglesias's argument that young people in the AI industry must recognize they are much worse at the job than the people they work or intern for; making extra work on that basis means nobody will pay you.
- He cites a friend whose intern offered "feedback" in week one, sparking debate on workplace attitude for newcomers.
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