Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere

Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere

Every now and then, a Silicon Valley startup launches with such an “absurdly” described mission that it’s difficult to discern if the startup is for real

In Silicon Valley, a new startup talks about it for its bold and controversial ambition: to replace all human workers with artificial intelligence agents.

AI Startup Mechanize Aims for 'Automation of All Work'

Will artificial intelligence (AI) eventually replace humans in the workplace? The founder of Mechanize seems to think so.  The startup — whose launch was covered by a Saturday (April 19) TechCrunch report — debuted last week with that mission, drawing some controversy in the process. “Mechanize will build virtual work environments, benchmarks, and training data to enable the full automation of all work,” Tamay Besiroglu wrote in a post on X. The…

Famed AI Researcher Launches Controversial Startup to Replace All Human Workers Everywhere

TechCrunch looks at Mechanize, an ambitious new startup "whose founder — and the non-profit AI research organization he founded called Epoch — is being skewered on X..." Mechanize was launched on Thursday via a post on X by its founder, famed AI researcher Tamay Besiroglu. The startup's...

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Every now and then, a Silicon Valley startup launches with such an “absurdly” described mission that it’s difficult to discern if the startup is for real or just satire. Such is the case with Mechanize, a startup whose founder – and the non-profit AI research organization he founded called Epoch – is being skewered on […]