WaitWhat COO Acknowledges AI Training Creates Fear of Job Replacement

What was said

"It is uncomfortable as a leader to ask your team to train on technology that they fear will replace them. And also, I feel a sense of responsibility to make sure that everybody on our team understands how to use these tools so that they're well positioned for a long career."

Taryn Fixell, COO of WaitWhat, openly acknowledged the tension inherent in requiring employees to learn AI tools that could potentially automate their jobs. While WaitWhat no longer employs an associate producer and the current producer admitted to using AI for tasks an AP would do, leadership framed the training as necessary for long-term career viability rather than immediate job security.