EVER SINCE the arrival of ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence which can, cheaply and almost instantly, turn a short query in plain English into a workable software app or a data-rich slide deck has excited and terrified in equal measure. Bosses hoping to trim costs love it. Their programmers, PowerPoint jockeys and other desk-bound employees fear it.
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “The cyborg workplace”
From the January 31st 2026 edition
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