Energym AI dystopia goes viral as crypto projects tout user-owned AI agents

A Black Mirror‑style “Energym” spoof imagining 80% of jobs lost to AI is circulating as tech companies begin slashing thousands of roles, and white-collar job openings hit decade lows.

A viral spoof “Energym” advertisement set in a 2030s world where 80% of people have lost their jobs to artificial intelligence has struck a nerve as companies accelerate automation, job openings slump and investors grapple with darker AI scenarios. 

The video clip, created by Belgian studio AiCandy, uses AI-aged versions of Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos to hawk a fictional gym where unemployed workers pedal bikes and row machines to power the very AI systems that replaced them, trading lost income for a new sense of “purpose.”

The satire lands amid a real wave of tech restructuring built around AI tools rather than human staff. 

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