The media industry is dying – but I can still get paid to train AI to replace me | Arwa Mahdawi

According to an automated missive, I have the perfect set of skills to help write the first draft of AI history. It ’s not a job for life, thoughSay what you like about the Germans, you can always count on them to find just the right word for anything. Take “weltschmerz”, for example, whichroughly translates to “world pain”. It signifies despair at the suffering in the world – and a deep anguish that stems from knowing that a better world is possible. Is there a more apt encapsulation of the current moment?For the past six months I, like many others, have been suffering from an acute case of weltschmerz. As someone of Palestinian heritage I have been weighed down by survivor ’s guilt as I’ve watched the unfolding genocide in Gaza. For a while, I didn’t have the emotional energy to write. The only way I could get out of bed andmake it through the day was by avoiding the news completely. Which … isn’t an ideal scenario when you largely write about the news for a living. So, at one point, I decided on a career pivot and applied for various non-writing jobs, including one at a dog food manufacturer. Reader, I was rejected. In fact, I didn’t even make it to the first round of interview s; I was humbled by a dog’s dinner.Continue reading...
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