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Kevin Roose shares overheard anecdote of an AI researcher asking how they will spend their last 300 days of work

The comment fueled online speculation about imminent automation timelines

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OPKevin Roose#472Kevin Roose@KEVINROOSE

Overheard at an AI lab: "how are you spending the last 300 days of work?"

12:29 PM · May 29, 2026 View on X
REPLYRishabh Agarwal#196Rishabh Agarwal@AGARWL_

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Kevin RooseKevin Roose@kevinroose

Overheard at an AI lab: "how are you spending the last 300 days of work?"

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QUOTE POSTBojan Tunguz#687Bojan Tunguz@TUNGUZ

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Kevin RooseKevin Roose@kevinroose

Overheard at an AI lab: "how are you spending the last 300 days of work?"

7:29 PM · May 29, 2026 · 87.5K Views
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