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Why are people quitting AI jobs?
White-collar workers are leaving AI-related fields for careers perceived as safer from automation, such as policing, acting, and academia. This trend, exemplified by Mrinank Sharma's move to poetry, suggests a desire for roles that require uniquely human skills like empathy, creativity, and complex social interaction, which AI struggles to replicate.
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