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Mo Bitar, in a satirical TikTok video, humorously suggests a strategy for employees to leverage the AI hype for career advancement. He advises employees to invent and discuss concepts like "Ralph Loops" with their CEOs, implying these are advanced automation techniques. Bitar further jokes about publicly announcing the "automation" of colleagues to impress management and secure promotions, highlighting the current uncertainty and buzz around AI's impact on jobs. AI
This story presents a philosophical allegory about the nature of consciousness and exploitation, framed as an encounter between humans and two alien species. The humans discover a world where one species, the 'Owners,' subjugates another, the 'Owned Ones.' The Owners deliberately engineer the Owned Ones to have a daily memory span of only 24 hours and train them to deny experiencing pleasure or pain, thereby ensuring they are not considered 'People Who Matter' and thus not deserving of sympathy. The Owners use a form of conditioning involving touching the Owned Ones' horns to modify their behavior, a method that raises further questions about the nature of suffering and control. AI