Matt Schumer, CEO of Hyperwrite, shared about its rapid progress in an article titled “Something Big Is Happening.” Artificial intelligence (AI), adding how it can do all its technical tasks with near perfection.
New York CEO Matt Schumer who wrote an article titled “Something Big Is Happening.” (X/@mattshumer_)”I spent six years building an AI startup and investing in the space. I live in this world. And I’m writing for people in my life who aren’t… my family, my friends, people I care about who ask me ‘So what’s the deal with AI?’ And getting an answer that doesn’t do justice to what’s really going on,” he wrote, adding that the answer he usually gives them is a polite “cocktail-party version.”
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In the essay, he shares what he thinks about AI’s impact on the world as someone who works closely with technology.
He highlighted how quickly the world flipped during the pandemic, moving from “normal” to “total lockdown” in about three weeks. He uses this to warn that AI disruption will not be a slow, decades-long shift, but a sudden “reset.” “I think we’re at the ‘it’s too much’ stage of something much bigger than Covid,” the CEO said.
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Speaking about the impact of those working with AI, he wrote, “I should be clear about something up front: Although I work in AI, I have almost no influence on what’s going to happen, and neither does the vast majority of the industry. The future is being shaped by a remarkably small number of people: hundreds of researchers at a handful of companies… OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and a few others.”
He cautioned, “But now is the time. Not ‘finally we should be talking this way’. ‘This is happening right now and I want you to understand it’.”
“It happened to me first”Schumer shared that he no longer needed the actual technical work of his job. He says he tells the AI what he wants, walks away from his computer for 4 hours and comes back to find the job.
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He said the AI’s work is better than what he can create. “Well done, better than I could have done it myself, no corrections needed. A few months ago, I was going back and forth with the AI, guiding it, editing. Now I’m just describing the results and walking away.”
“AI Will Eliminate 50% of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs”Matt Schumer also recalled the haunting comments of Anthropic CEO Dario Amody, who said AI would eliminate half of white-collar entry-level jobs.
“Given what the latest models can do, the potential for massive disruption could be here by the end of this year. It will take some time to ripple through the economy, but the underlying potential is coming,” Schumer wrote.
What does it mean for your work?Schumer continued, “AI isn’t replacing a specific skill. It’s a general substitute for cognitive work. It gets better at everything simultaneously. When factories are automated, a displaced worker can retrain as an office worker. When the Internet disrupts retail, workers move into logistics or services. But AI can’t leave you to do what you do. That’s improving, too.”
He said almost all knowledge-based jobs would be affected, including legal work, financial analysis, journalism, content writing, software engineering, medical analysis and customer service.
“The most recent AI models make decisions that feel like judgment. They show what looks like taste: an intuitive sense of what the right call was, not just technically correct.”
What should you do?”I’m not writing this to make you feel helpless. I’m writing this because I think the biggest advantage you can have right now is to be early. Early to understand it. Early to use it. Early to adapt,” Matt Schumer advised.
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He suggested that people start using AI seriously and not just as a search engine. The CEO advised people not to be “egotistical” when using and adapting to AI. Further, he said that everyone should get their “financial house in order”.
“I’m not a financial advisor, and I’m not trying to scare you into something drastic. But if you believe, even partially, that the next few years could bring real disruption to your industry, basic financial resilience is more important than it was a year ago.”
Cool Warning:”I know it’s not a fad. The technology works, it does predictably thrives, and the wealthiest institutions in history are pledging trillions to it,” Schumer wrote.
“I know the next two to five years are going to be confusing in ways that most people aren’t prepared for. It’s already happening in my world. It’s coming to you.”
He added, “We’re past the point where it’s an interesting dinner conversation about the future. The future is already here. It hasn’t knocked on your door yet. It’s almost” and ended his note.
