{"id":613636,"date":"2026-05-31T12:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/613636\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T12:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T12:19:18","slug":"ate-his-own-words-ai-obsessed-manager-finally-learns-why-humans-are-still-needed-after-employee-outsmarts-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/613636\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cAte His Own Words\u201d: AI-Obsessed Manager Finally Learns Why Humans Are Still Needed After Employee Outsmarts Him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will AI take my job? It\u2019s a question burning in the brains of many people out there. Artificial Intelligence has been around for ages, but it\u2019s really exploded onto the mainstream scene in recent years. From ChatGPT to Claude to Gemini and others, robots are being tasked with doing work that previously only humans could do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A person has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MaliciousCompliance\/comments\/1ti9yer\/manager_said_get_creative_with_automating_with_ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">told<\/a> how their friend\u2019s boss \u201cfully drank the AI Kool-Aid\u201d and has been asking his staff to use it for pretty much everything. What the IT manager didn\u2019t expect was for one employee to follow that instruction to the T. The guy called on Claude to take a mandatory compliance test for him, and the manager finally learned why some things still need to be done by living beings.<\/p>\n<p>Their manager has been insisting that they use AI \u201cwherever possible\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"1-111\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=1-111.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Boss\u2019s Obsession With AI Becomes So Painful, Employee Decides To Teach Him A Lesson\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?media_id=1-111\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-111.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10657303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-111.jpg\" alt=\"Team collaborating in office with AI technology on computers\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" title=\"Team collaborating in office with AI technology on computers\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/group-young-business-people-working-office_7621156.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=0&amp;uuid=a1c33f39-7544-4e4e-9322-50042ffc6c4d&amp;query=it+work\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ArthurHidden \/ Magnific (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s exactly what one guy did, much to the amusement of his colleagues \u2013 and disdain of his boss<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"author_408605e9cb6cba3b1b2602778a77d1ec\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=author_408605e9cb6cba3b1b2602778a77d1ec.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/author_408605e9cb6cba3b1b2602778a77d1ec.jpg\" alt=\"Text about manager forcing staff to use AI despite drawbacks\" title=\"Text about manager forcing staff to use AI despite drawbacks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"author_7bcb40d3380dd67eb1f5dba1be302863\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=author_7bcb40d3380dd67eb1f5dba1be302863.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/author_7bcb40d3380dd67eb1f5dba1be302863.jpg\" alt=\"Text about manager encouraging creative AI use for various tasks\" title=\"Text about manager encouraging creative AI use for various tasks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"2-51\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=2-51.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Boss\u2019s Obsession With AI Becomes So Painful, Employee Decides To Teach Him A Lesson\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?media_id=2-51\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-51.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10657313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-51.jpg\" alt=\"Businessman confidently presenting to a team about AI\" width=\"700\" height=\"438\" title=\"Businessman confidently presenting to a team about AI\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/premium-photo\/manager-meeting-whiteboard-office-with-talking-marketing-career-teamwork-data-analysis-man-discussion-people-boardroom-sales-report-with-collaboration-ideas-staff_210122416.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=6&amp;uuid=3d0eb646-b707-481b-af99-cfcfc2b3a1d7&amp;query=manager+talking\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Yuri Arcurs Collection \/ Magnific (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"author_9735f23e297b48382e664196dc164562\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=author_9735f23e297b48382e664196dc164562.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/author_9735f23e297b48382e664196dc164562.jpg\" alt=\"Text describing AI completing online course automatically\" title=\"Text describing AI completing online course automatically\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"author_a972d0240afe1897581fdebecede3695\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=author_a972d0240afe1897581fdebecede3695.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/author_a972d0240afe1897581fdebecede3695.jpg\" alt=\"Text excerpt discussing manager learning limits of AI in compliance tasks\" title=\"Text excerpt discussing manager learning limits of AI in compliance tasks\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"3-33\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=3-33.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Boss\u2019s Obsession With AI Becomes So Painful, Employee Decides To Teach Him A Lesson\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?media_id=3-33\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-33.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10657318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-33.jpg\" alt=\"Stressed manager in office frustrated with AI integration challenges\" width=\"700\" height=\"527\" title=\"Stressed manager in office frustrated with AI integration challenges\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/upset-young-businessman-sitting-workplace-office-background_7855195.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=3&amp;uuid=fb686317-737b-4cec-9e9f-7705c8d4bd16&amp;query=office+man+upset\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cookie_studio \/ Magnific (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"author_31f73094b75126f50dd9fe78184ee3be\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=author_31f73094b75126f50dd9fe78184ee3be.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/author_31f73094b75126f50dd9fe78184ee3be.jpg\" alt=\"Text excerpt about manager avoiding additional certification costs with AI\" title=\"Text excerpt about manager avoiding additional certification costs with AI\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/MaliciousCompliance\/comments\/1ti9yer\/manager_said_get_creative_with_automating_with_ai\/\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BranigansLaw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Experts say more than half of all jobs in the U.S. will be reshaped by AI over the next two to three years.<\/p>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence has left many workers feeling intimidated, and for good reason. According to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas, companies have already announced nearly 50,000 job cuts linked to AI this year alone. \u201cThose layoffs account for roughly 17% of the roughly 300,000 total job cuts announced so far in 2026,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ai-layoffs-hiring-entry-level-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">reports<\/a> CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Not all jobs are at risk, though. The ones\u00a0safest from AI and automation are those that require human qualities that a robot cannot replicate. Things like social skills, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal relationships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFields that are more creative and don\u2019t stick to a rigid routine will also lower the risk of AI replacing jobs in that field,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscareerinstitute.edu\/blog\/65-jobs-with-the-lowest-risk-of-automation-by-ai-and-robots\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">notes<\/a> the U.S. Career Institute. \u201cThe most common jobs found to have a low risk of automation are jobs in the medical field, as they are complex and require flexibility; medical situations can be unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"6-30\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=6-30.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Boss\u2019s Obsession With AI Becomes So Painful, Employee Decides To Teach Him A Lesson\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?media_id=6-30\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6-30.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10668210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6-30.jpg\" alt=\"Woman thinking at computer about AI usage and work challenges\" width=\"700\" height=\"451\" title=\"Woman thinking at computer about AI usage and work challenges\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Image credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnific.com\/free-photo\/front-view-young-beautiful-lady-grey-shirt-working-with-documents-using-her-pc-sitting-inside-her-office-thinking-worrying-daytime-building-job-activity_9059880.htm#fromView=search&amp;page=1&amp;position=9&amp;uuid=0a4d3daa-bd9f-4ee9-b7b3-be7c8cf815ac&amp;query=office+worker+sad\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KamranAydinov \/ Magnific (not the actual photo)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Positions least likely to be affected by automation include nurses, doctors, therapists, and counselors. In the education sector, teachers, instructors, and school administrators are considered fairly safe. The U.S. Career Institute also lists musicians, artists, writers, and journalists as those with a low risk of being affected by automation. Hairdressers, cosmetologists, personal trainers, and coaches are also unlikely to be replaced by robots- for now\u2026<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not always a matter of robots replacing people. Experts say 50% to 55% of jobs in the U.S. will be reshaped by AI over the next two to three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many employees, this will mean that they retain the same or a similar role but face radically new expectations for how they work and what they produce,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcg.com\/publications\/2026\/ai-will-reshape-more-jobs-than-it-replaces\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" staff-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">explains<\/a> the Boston Consulting Group\u2019s team. \u201cFor company leaders, it will require a clear vision for how the transformation is managed, including a scaled, strategic approach to upskilling and reskilling and the restructuring of career ladders.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The consultants say that in around five years from now\u2014or perhaps further in the future\u201410% to 15% of jobs in the U.S. could be eliminated because of AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManagers need to get on board,\u201d they warn. \u201cThose who cut their workforce beyond AI\u2019s ability to replace it will see productivity drop, institutional knowledge disappear, and critical talent walk away. Those who fail to dramatically rethink work will see their competitors grow faster and more profitably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome things still need to be done by humans.\u201d Many people loved how the employee got the last laughADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"4-30\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=4-30.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Boss\u2019s Obsession With AI Becomes So Painful, Employee Decides To Teach Him A Lesson\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?media_id=4-30\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-30.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10657329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-30.jpg\" alt=\"User describing AI's role in improving emails and reports for payroll\" width=\"700\" height=\"569\" title=\"User describing AI's role in improving emails and reports for payroll\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"5-27\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?image_id=5-27.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Boss\u2019s Obsession With AI Becomes So Painful, Employee Decides To Teach Him A Lesson\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/manager-insist-team-using-ai-gets-humbled\/?media_id=5-27\" data-image=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-27.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10657330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-27.jpg\" alt=\"User explaining AI restrictions on sensitive data and limited use\" width=\"700\" height=\"529\" title=\"User explaining AI restrictions on sensitive data and limited use\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT         Thanks! 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