AI Reality Check: Did the LLM Job Apocalypse Begin Last Week?
AI Reality Check: Did the LLM Job Apocalypse Begin Last Week? Cal Newport takes a closer look at recent AI news. Below are the topics covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo Video from today’s episode:youtube.com/calnewportmedia STORY #1: Jack Dorsey announces layoffs at Block [1:28] STORY #2: The education level of LLM-based tools [11:45] STORY #3: What’s happening in the world of computer programming? [19:24] Links: Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/ https://x.com/jack/status/2027129697092731343 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technology/block-square-job-cuts-ai.html https://x.com/emollick/status/2027153371241607420 https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2026/02/27/block-lays-off-40-of-staff-and-blames-it-on-ai-dont-buy-the-excuse/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56HJQm5nb0U http://calnewport.com Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering.
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AI Reality Check: Did the LLM Job Apocalypse Begin Last Week?
Cal Newport takes a closer look at recent AI news.
Below are the topics covered in today's episode (with their timestamps).
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo
Video from today’s episode:youtube.com/calnewportmedia
STORY #1: Jack Dorsey announces layoffs at Block [1:28]
STORY #2: The education level of LLM-based tools [11:45]
STORY #3: What’s happening in the world of computer programming? [19:24]
Links:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow
Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/
https://x.com/jack/status/2027129697092731343
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technology/block-square-job-cuts-ai.html
https://x.com/emollick/status/2027153371241607420
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56HJQm5nb0U
Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering.
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