Day 2,499: elicit, impending, apocalypse
The launch of ChatGPT in 2022 ignited the artificial-intelligence boom—and elicited a chorus of warnings from AI bosses of an impending jobs apocalypse.
https://economist.com/leaders/2026/05/14/prepare-for-an-ai-jobs-apocalypse
Artwork of the day
Title: Sleeping shepherdess in a moonlit landscape
Artist: Alessandro_Masnago(Italian, active ca. 1560, died 1620)
Date: probably late 16th century
Culture: Italian, Milan
Medium: Agate
Dimensions: Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 9/16 x 3/8 in. (7.8 x 6.5 x 0.9 cm); 78 x 65.1 x 9.3 mm
Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems
Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1938
Object Number: 38.150.33
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Word of the day
elicit: to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction:
impending: used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon:
apocalypse: a very serious event resulting in greatdestruction and
Quote of the day
“The person at the other end is answering questions from a person she has never met and about whom she knows nothing. Good manners from you will certainly elicit a more complete response than a threatening or superior attitude.”
― Nancy O'Meara, The Cult around the Corner: A Handbook on Dealing with Other People's Religions
