April 2, 2026
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We will all work for AGI
Venture insider says the bots will be our bosses — readers split between doom, doubt, and eye-rolls
TLDR: A VC essay argues AI will swallow software and specialized “super-bots” will outpace humans in many fields before a general AI appears. Commenters split: some brace for robo-bosses, others say today’s tools aren’t replacing accountants—or tolerable prose—anytime soon, turning the job future into a snark-filled standoff.
A venture capitalist’s storm-warning essay claims “AI is eating software,” predicts super-smart systems in specific jobs will arrive before a general all-purpose AI, and suggests many white‑collar roles will be absorbed by machines. The comments? Pure fireworks. One camp, led by mkdelta221, goes full doomer: “we’ll be replaced and no one wants to admit it.” Another camp pushes back hard. bamboozled argues today’s tools still fumble real work, saying they wouldn’t replace their accountant and that coding with AI actually demands deeper expertise. Meanwhile, effable threads the needle: yes, domain superintelligence (think chess champs and lab breakthroughs) likely beats general intelligence to the finish line — but the essay’s claim that the world isn’t “precise” enough for AI sounds like VC glasses talking.
Style points also sparked drama. guillego roasted the piece as “LLM-writing… LinkedIn posts,” tapping a growing meme: AI thinkpieces that sound written by AI. Others highlighted a clever twist on Moravec’s old paradox: physical skills live in bodies, but brainy jobs live in text — so of course text-trained systems would raid office work. Meme-watch: readers joked “AI is eating software? It’s also eating my job, my lunch, and my calendar,” and “AGI is the boss; humans are the interns.” It’s a rare thread where fear, fatigue, and snark all clock in for the same shift.
Key Points
- •The essay claims domain-specific ASI will precede AGI, with general intelligence arising from cross-domain generalization.
- •AI systems are automating cognitive and operational tasks, while humans currently provide an orchestration layer.
- •The author argues AI is absorbing (“eating”) functions previously handled by software, threatening roles created to manage software.
- •A rule of thumb is offered: roles created in the software economy that manage software are first to be replaced by AI; workers should move toward the AI layer.
- •The essay reinterprets Moravec’s Paradox, asserting knowledge work is stored in text and thus suited for LLM-driven automation; the Edison light bulb vs grid analogy illustrates demo vs underlying infrastructure.