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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.

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/automation-anxiety.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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