'The Telescope Made Astronomers Obsolete': A Sarcastic Jab at AI Job Panic
littmath · x · 2026-10-15
Researcher littmath quips that it's 'really sad how the invention of the telescope made astronomers obsolete' — a sarcastic one-liner pushing back on fears that AI will make entire professions disappear, resonating widely in the AI community.
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