Google researcher: people posting these AI-work demo videos are 'doing nothing of consequence'
prajdabre · x · 2026-10-29
Responding to a viral video claiming Microsoft's 60k layoffs stem from employees working via AI demos, Google researcher prajdabre says that as someone at Google who interacts with people doing real work, he's confident those posting such videos are "basically doing nothing of consequence." A sharp take on the credibility of AI productivity demo videos.
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