AI Reality Check: Did the LLM Job Apocalypse Begin Last Week?
Cal Newport takes a closer look at recent AI news.
Below are the topics covered in today's episode (with their timestamps). 
Get your questions answered by Cal! Here’s the link: https://bit.ly/3U3sTvo
Video from today’s episode:youtube.com/calnewportmedia
STORY #1: Jack Dorsey announces layoffs at Block [1:28]
STORY #2: The education level of LLM-based tools [11:45]
STORY #3: What’s happening in the world of computer programming? [19:24]
Links:
Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at www.calnewport.com/slow 
Get a signed copy of Cal’s “Slow Productivity” at <a href="https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/cal-newport/</a>
<a href="https://x.com/jack/status/2027129697092731343" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/jack/status/2027129697092731343</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technology/block-square-job-cuts-ai.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technology/block-square-job-cuts-ai.html</a>
<a href="https://x.com/emollick/status/2027153371241607420" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/emollick/status/2027153371241607420</a>
<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2026/02/27/block-lays-off-40-of-staff-and-blames-it-on-ai-dont-buy-the-excuse/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2026/02/27/block-lays-off-40-of-staff-and-blames-it-on-ai-dont-buy-the-excuse/</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56HJQm5nb0U" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56HJQm5nb0U</a>
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