**AI effect: People are taking up skills for no money, just to feel human** > I

**AI effect: People are taking up skills for no money, just to feel human**

> I&\#039;m not a psychologist, an economist, or a labor researcher. This is one writer noticing a pattern and reading around it. The figures below come from Written by Mal James Writer Mal James is a writer at Silicon Canals covering psychology, productivity, and the patterns that determine whether ambitious work compounds or burns out. Published Jun 20, 2026 Reading time 4 min Editorial process → Share AI As AI e...

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- **来源**：Hacker News：AI 热帖
- **分类**：行业
- **发布时间**：2026-06-22 21:51（北京时间）
- **原文**：[打开原文](https://siliconcanals.com/m-as-ai-eats-into-paid-creative-work-people-are-taking-up-the-same-skills-drawing-writing-crafts-on-their-own-time-for-no-money-just-to-feel-human)