AI WORK
What the machines say and what it really means.
This week, I asked ChatGPT and Gemini a strangely intimate question:
What will my job look like in few years?
Both answered quickly, confidently, almost cheerfully.
And yet their certainty pressed against a quiet truth. Whenever we look ahead, we’re not just asking about work, we’re asking about ourselves.
The same old fears surface.
Fear of being irrelevant, of getting it wrong, of disappointing people, of being seen too clearly or not seen at all, echoes of the anxiety many of us have carried since adolescence.
AI’s split-screen forecast
Both models described a future where the dull parts of our jobs disappear and the human parts intensify.
Judgment, empathy, storytelling, taste. Ironically, as the tools get smarter, the work gets more personal.
This shift exposes something uncomfortable.
When the busywork fades, there’s nothing left to hide behind.
You’re forced to confront what actually matters to you, not to the imaginary audience you’ve been trying to impress for years .
AI as collaborator, not competitor
The bots envisioned themselves sitting beside us, not replacing us. Drafting, critiquing, reframing.
A colleague with perfect recall and no ego.
But they also hinted at a deeper demand… coherence.
Not being more creative, but having a point of view.
Because AI can generate infinite words, it just can’t generate a self.
The rise of automation makes individuality more valuable, not less.
Your thinking becomes your edge, the same way some creators build routines to sharpen their mind, not just their output.
The quiet consequence
With fewer distractions, our attention is suddenly exposed.
We have to decide what kind of life we’re building.
Sometimes the real upgrade isn’t more efficiency, but the courage to pause, step back, and undivide yourself long enough to feel what’s actually true now .
Reflection
AI can outline the future of your job, but it can’t answer the real question.
Who are you becoming as the world accelerates around you?
In few years, your tools will be smarter but your future will still depend on the clarity of your own voice.
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