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Engineer retreats from AI enthusiasm after witnessing workplace exhaustion

Commenters critique AI agents replacing human communication

1 Sep 20 5:49 PM · 3d ago · 2 posts · 1 comment · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

Responses highlighted the erosion of human interaction in professional settings, with one commenter noting that AI agents emailing each other signals a breakdown in basic professional respect and engagement.

“Using AI agents to email each other is just a reflection of "If you're not going to bother to write it, I'm not going to read it"”

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