Being a real person online may be AI era's next big job, argue Infinite Loops guests
irinarish · x · 2026-10-03
On the Infinite Loops podcast, Julie Fredrickson and AlmostMedia argue that "being a real person online" could become a defining job of the AI era. Key takes: as AI-generated content floods the internet, unique human-made content and data may become the most valuable assets online; human-mediated work will grow; literacy and people skills may matter more than STEM; and good storytellers are likely to do well. They also cite Vernor Vinge's 2006 novel Rainbows End, which imagined such a role.
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