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Man making you obsolete is sad about it

Take note of a new oligarch move: claiming to be "depressed" by the A.I. future they are ushering in. Call it atoning in advance

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Anand Giridharadas
May 19, 2026
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A man sits in a chair looking mournful. His face betrays worry, and, indeed, he is worried, he confesses. Worried about A.I. In this, he is like so many around the world.

Recently, the man says, he went home depressed. This is not the kind of man who radiates emotion, so one takes note. What made him depressed was the acceleration of A.I.’s capabilities,…

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