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Elon Musk thinks he has a solution to AI-driven job losses: the government pays for everyone to live well. Loading audio narration… “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said in…
Growing up, I expected to live the fast-paced life of a performer. Loading audio narration… I’m a Jersey girl with a New York City spirit. As a kid, my backyard was the Hudson City Skyline, and my dreams were set on being a principal actor on Broadway.Most of my childhood…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jason Zhang, a 25-year-old former Google employee based in Seattle. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… When Google hired me as a software engineer at 22 years old, it felt like a huge accomplishment. It wasn’t just…
Michael struggled to pay down debt until he turned to an unconventional strategy: secretly working multiple full-time jobs at once. Loading audio narration… In 2020, Michael was working remotely as a technical recruiter, and his job wasn’t very demanding. He wished he could do something more productive with his time.”The…
Before throwing a résumé draft into ChatGPT or asking another AI tool to craft a message to hiring managers, job seekers should avoid a few things. Loading audio narration… “I never used the wording ChatGPT spit out, but I definitely used it to figure out where I was lacking in…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nicholas Jenkins, a market research analyst in his 40s who lives in Texas. He previously worked as a program manager at Amazon until leaving the company in December 2024 after being placed on a performance improvement plan. The following has been…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Fong, 25, who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In March 2025, he was laid off from a tech startup. After about nine months of searching for a job, he started a content-creation business. The following has been edited…
Some Uber drivers are letting an AI do part of the job — and the CEO’s OK with it. Loading audio narration… In an interview on Peter Diamandis’ Moonshots podcast published Tuesday, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that some drivers on the Uber network use Tesla’s Full Self-Driving, an AI-powered, advanced…
A year ago, my husband and I were living aboard a sailboat, traveling to a different port each week. Then, everything changed. Loading audio narration… My husband received a job opportunity in New York, meaning it was time to move again. This adventure would be very different, though: Instead of…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lisa Fail, 61, who lives in Durham, North Carolina. In late 2024, after about three decades in tech, she decided to take a career break. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. Loading audio narration… I’m super lucky. I’ve…
