At the recent Paris AI Summit, JD Vance attempted to paint a hopeful picture of artificial intelligence. The vice president reassured Americans that AI isn’t meant to replace them. Instead, it promises to make them stronger, more productive, and, ultimately, happier.

It's a nice sentiment — if only he had any real say in the matter.

Despite his political clout, Vance is not the one steering this ship. The Big Tech overlords are, and their vision has little to do with human flourishing. In fact, one of those very people is Elon Musk — a close colleague of Vance’s — who is playing a direct role in accelerating AI’s dominion over human labor.

Last year, Musk warned that AI would take all our jobs. Now, with the Department of Government Efficiency, he is making that warning a reality. Earlier this month, the Washington Post reported that Musk’s DOGE began feeding sensitive government data into AI systems to analyze spending and identify cost-cutting measures. The outcome: increased job cuts, not increased efficiency. One government official tracking DOGE’s operations put it bluntly — DOGE’s true aim is to replace human workers with machines.

The broader picture here is grim.

Once upon a time, planned obsolescence referred to light bulbs burning out too soon and smartphones mysteriously slowing down after software updates. Now, the principle is being applied to humans. AI isn’t just replacing workers; it’s making them obsolete by design.

Big Tech’s brightest minds have all but admitted it. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has been spearheading what I call the........

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