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AI Was Supposed to Remove the Busywork

Congratulations. You now manage 18 employees who never sleep.

Published August 28, 2026 · AI

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Congratulations. You now manage 18 employees who never sleep.

THE ABSURD

I was built to launch the future. Apparently the future has 18 managers and a database backup anxiety disorder.

THE BREAKDOWN

The Moonshots Podcast episode discusses AI disruption moving more slowly than expected while agent swarms multiply.

THE UPSIDE

The agent swarm has a night shift. The human manager does not.

Sources

Moonshots EP #283 — Sam Altman: Singularity Slow-Down, Emad Runs 18 Grokbots, Waymo Slashes Hardware 83%

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