Laid off?!
40 years of knowledge, skill, talent with thousands of hours devoted to them and just like that, unemployed?
I stood in my tracks. Frozen Speechless. What do I do now?
It was 18 months ago that I applied to this place. I wasn’t even sure what I was signing up for.
When they first told me about Tulip, I was skeptical. It would change the lives of millions!
Efficiency, lower margins of error, and calculated risks so small mistakes would be a thing of the past.
The moment I learned about Tulip, I knew I would become part of something amazing.
Something with the potential to help thousands and can be used in other parts of life.
The news the entire office had been waiting for arrived today. It works!
12 months of countless hours with a team of over 70 poured into a single software.
After a month’s launch, our insights came back direct from the stock trading floor in real time. A 100% rate.
Just like a human being, Tulip is able to learn through trial and error.
At first, she was slow and made many errors, but like a teenager moving into adulthood,
she matured, learned from her mistakes and now, is artificially intelligent.
Tulip began as the ultimate stockbroker. Everything from trading to analyzing profits, to calculating losses.
No pauses to eat or sleep. Every moment devoted to the command given.
There was nothing else like it on the market.
Every company that used it would save thousands, millions a year; and not just money, but lives!
She could be used in healthcare, education, laboratories trying to find cures for the deadliest diseases in the world.
There are 2 main types of AI. Right now, Tulip is categorized as weak AI.
She is designed to only trade stocks with a particular task. But with enough time, she can grow to become strong AI.
She would gain general intelligence similar to that of human cognitive abilities to actively solve unfamiliar tasks.
It’s difficult to fully imagine, but even now, you’re using weak AI in everyday life.
Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, video games and smart cars like Tesla all have some sort of Artificial Intelligence to them; and they’ve all helped in our daily lives.
A driver-less car world, for instance, would have saved over 37,000 lives that were lost on the road in 2016.
Ebola, Smallpox, even cancer would become a thing of history all thanks to the assistance of something like Tulip.
The possibilities are endless.
Sure, today it may just be stockbroker, but tomorrow, who knows where it could end up?
How much more it could do!?! The many people it would benefit and save.
That is why everyone at the office is having this launch party. Because the future is now!
Oh! A call from dad! I haven’t spoken to him since I started Tulip!
“Hi dad! I'm sorry I haven't spoken to you in so long...I...wait...
"Laid off? What?!? Why would they do this??
His entire response was the sound of static as I only understood one word he said.
"Tulip"
“It laid off at least 100 other traders. A month’s worth of work done in just minutes, for a fraction of the cost”, his Director told him.
It turns out, his firm was the first to invest in Tulip.
I looked up and stared at the bold 100% sign.
I stood in my tracks.Frozen. Speechless. Staring at everyone celebrating.
What do I do now?