Season 2 · Episode 397
Who Trains the Boss if AI Does All the Junior Work?
As AI moves from talking to acting, entry-level roles are vanishing. Corn and Herman discuss the "hollowing out" of the global workforce.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
January 31, 202628m 26s
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Show Notes
In this sobering episode recorded in early 2026, Corn and Herman Poppleberry tackle the "what now" of the AI revolution. With nearly 40% of companies choosing full automation over human augmentation, the brothers explore how the rise of agentic AI and "Operator" tools are hollowing out the middle of the workforce. They move beyond the hype to discuss the technical shifts in C-U-A architecture that made human customer support nearly obsolete and the terrifying reality of "burning the bottom rungs" of the career ladder. From the Klarna case study to the potential for an "automation tax," this conversation examines whether the AI industry has a moral obligation to the workers it displaces and what it means to move "up the stack" in a world where empathy is the only remaining human premium.