Why AI hasn’t taken your job
And any jobs-pocalypse seems a long way off

ALMOST EVERY week the world takes another step in the direction of artificial general intelligence. The most powerful AI models can do an astonishing array of tasks from writing detailed reports to creating video on demand. Hallucinations are becoming less of a problem.
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Finance & economics
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