Satirist Worried A.I. Will Put All the Humans Out of a Job

MESA, AZ — Local satirical writer Jim Fotherby is facing an existential crisis as he contemplates the rise of A.I.-generated comedy and its potential to replace him. Sitting on his couch, his mind swirls with anxiety, bombarded by the thought that his career might become a relic of the past in the wake of these digital jesters.

"I don’t want to put all the humans out of a job," Fotherby lamented to his wife, who looked at him with a mixture of pity and borderline contempt as they lounged on the sofa. "Now that ChatGPT is cracking jokes, who needs my talent for comedy?"

Despite his despair, Fotherby found a glimmer of hope: his loyal audience seemed hesitant to embrace A.I.-generated humor. "You still make good jokes," his wife reassured him. "More humans get them instead of the A.I.-made ones."

She continued with palpable encouragement, "A.I. jokes don't usually keep the humans entertained. You’re still the best joke writer around!"

However, Fotherby’s worries didn’t stop there. To add fuel to the fire, he was also furious to discover that the grocery store kiosk was gunning for his wife's job, proving that even in the world of humor, nobody is safe from the machines.

At publishing time, Fotherby was torn between rewriting his comedy or rewriting his resume, all while plotting his next satirical masterpiece—about robots taking over jobs, ironically.