His Brother Said Artificial Intelligence Would Eliminate His Side Hustle And Then Got Laid Off, So He Responded That … – Twisted Sifter

AI has made life and work complicated for all sorts of professional artists and other workers.

Unfortunately, some people see this as an opportunity to be unkind.

But as youll see in this story, this can be satisfying later on for the injured party.

I do art commissions on the side.

My brother jokes that I need a new side hustle now that AI art tools are around and no one really needs artists anymore.

Im not a full time artist, but those jokes annoyed me, so I tell him to knock it off.

His brother wont give it a rest.

He doesnt and says that I should get used to it.

On Monday, he got called into a meeting where he was told hes getting laid off as the company hes working for has finished automating a lot of processes.

Because of that they dont have enough work for all the technicians. Since hes the newest tech, he got cut.

He told the family in a group chat and we did the So sorry to hear that and do you need any help? cycle for half an hour.

His brothers remarks have come back to haunt him.

In the chat, I promised to help him tidy up his resume.

After that, I texted to him, Guess AI was coming for your job too lol.

He stopped responding and his girlfriend texted me saying that I shouldnt have kicked him while he was down.

AITA?

Heres what people are saying.

A lot of people made this point. This is not a healthy relationship.

I agree. This is too sore of a spot.

Exactly. Its apples to oranges.

That would be a healthy approach, but I doubt they would do that.

I sort of agree, but the timing was just bad.

At least he didnt make the joke in the group chat

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His Brother Said Artificial Intelligence Would Eliminate His Side Hustle And Then Got Laid Off, So He Responded That ... - Twisted Sifter