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Beef is not close to being artificial, this is marketing designed to trick you into eating beef.
AI also is not close to actually replacing jobs. It's being used for labor intensification, those people still have jobs but now on top of their old job they have to also wrestle with the shitty AI to try and make it useful. The idea that AI is going to replace labor is also marketing, designed to trick investors who dream of the day they won't ever have to pay anyone or negotiate with unions. There will be a point where it can, but the LLMs can't, and they never will, and as soon as we stop pretending the bubble will pop.
On both accounts you're just regurgitating the marketing you have been fed.
How exactly is replacing beef with artificial beef marketing for eating beef? The technology is brand new, it still needs time before expanding. It will replace the need to have animals in cages. We will be able to grown our own in labs that do not hurt any more animals or create pollution.
And how can you say AI is not replacing jobs with the constant waves of layoffs people are constantly seeing everyday? The most recent one being Windows/Microsoft (https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/07/06/the-latest-in-our-company-transformation/)
"Today we are eliminating around 4,800 roles, about 2.1% of our global workforce..." "I also want to be direct that the roles eliminated today are not being replaced by AI. At the same time, what is true is that AI is changing how work gets done..." Sure. Subtle contradiction. "Second, we will do this thoughtfully. As mentioned above, we are working on alternative solutions to job eliminations, and beyond this, we will continue to invest in equipping employees with new skills, including in AI..."
No wonder one of their most recent updates bricked so many hard drives.
So many people consult AIs instead of their local doctors, therapists, plumbers, electricians or whatever. So many people subscribe to an artist's Patreon, download or screenshot their art, to feed it to an LLM to have an endless supply of their product, without having to pay them a monthly fee anymore. 3D artists lost so much work. With AI, you can replace hundreds of them and only use a few who will dedicate their time to cleaning and polishing the meshes AI outputs. Not having to do that from scratch removed the need for so many artists. Problem is, those artists who get fired are not getting a job as easy anymore, or a salary that reflects their true worth. These are just a few small examples. Why are you saying this is not happening?