Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere | TechCrunchFamed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere | TechCrunch
Every now and then, a Silicon Valley startup launches with such an “absurdly” described mission that it’s difficult to discern if the startup is for real
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TL;DR: Famed AI researcher Tamay Besiroglu just launched Mechanize, a startup that vows to “fully automate all work” (at least white-collar jobs) by building data, evaluation tools and digital environments so AI agents can replace human labor. He even crunched the numbers: a potential $60 trillion-a-year market globally.
The announcement sparked a firestorm—critics say it tarnishes the reputation of his non-profit lab Epoch (already dinged for cozy ties to OpenAI), and worry mass automation benefits companies at the expense of workers. Mechanize boasts heavyweight backers like Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and Jeff Dean, but the debate rages on: is this the dawn of explosive economic growth or a fast track to a human‐work apocalypse?
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