AI companies try to pay staff in AI tokens, not money

https://lemmy.world/post/44191287

AI companies try to pay staff in AI tokens, not money - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://awful.systems/post/7579135 [https://awful.systems/post/7579135] > I owe my SOUL․md to the company store > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpoCzQ-va94&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpoCzQ-va94&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA] - video > https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260312-ai-companies-try-to-pay-staff-in-ai-tokens-not-money [https://pivottoai.libsyn.com/20260312-ai-companies-try-to-pay-staff-in-ai-tokens-not-money] - podcast > > time: 6 min 57 sec

They’re going to have these giant data centers, and they will have residences next door, and a small little town will grow up around it, and the only money allowed will be company scrip, and these people will be trapped, essentially slaves.