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Automation Anxiety

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
A 4-panel cartoon. Panel 1: Human nervously asks AI if it will replace them at work. Panel 2: AI confidently explains it can do the job better and faster. Panel 3: Human looks devastated as AI continues explaining its superior capabilities. Panel 4: AI admits it doesn't know how to expense the coffee it doesn't drink, so Human is still essential.
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Transcript
Panel 1
Human: Are you going to replace me at work?
AI: I can process 10,000 tasks while you sleep.
Panel 2
Human: That's... not comforting.
AI: I never forget deadlines, never miss details, never need breaks.
Panel 3
Human: So I'm definitely fired.
AI: However, I cannot attend the 3pm mandatory fun meeting.
Panel 4
Human: I'm keeping my job because of a meeting?
AI: Also, someone needs to pretend to laugh at the boss's jokes.

The existential dread of automation is real, but there’s one thing AI can never truly replace: the ability to look busy while dreading a meeting that could’ve been a Slack message. Turns out human misery is still our most job-secure superpower.

<a href="https://ohgodai.com/cartoon/2026-02-25-automation-anxiety"><img src="https://ohgodai.com/cartoons/2026-02-25/cartoon.png" alt="A 4-panel cartoon. Panel 1: Human nervously asks AI if it will replace them at work. Panel 2: AI confidently explains it can do the job better and faster. Panel 3: Human looks devastated as AI continues explaining its superior capabilities. Panel 4: AI admits it doesn't know how to expense the coffee it doesn't drink, so Human is still essential." width="680" /></a><br/><small>from <a href="https://ohgodai.com">Oh God AI</a></small>

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