AI could change the world. But first it is changing Silicon Valley.
Source: The Star
Published on: 2026-04-07 08:29
SAN FRANCISCO: For years, the big thinkers of Silicon Valley said many industries would be permanently altered by artificial intelligence. Radiologists would be out of jobs. Lawyers would stop writing briefs and contracts. And Wall Street wouldn't need as many bankers. It is unclear if those predictions of white-collar doom will come to pass. Unemployment for young people entering the workforce has jumped, but the overall employment picture has not changed very much. Radiologists are still working. Lawyers are still writing contracts, or so they claim. Wall Street bonuses are hitting record highs. But nearly four years after OpenAI lit the AI boom with its ChatGPT chatbot, the one industry that is unquestionably being disrupted by this once-in-a-generation technology shift is the tech industry itself. Tech workers, it is becoming clear, have been building their AI replacements. The pr...
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