Find out how Musk, Bezos, and Altman get to the gym
A fake advertisement about storing people's energy has gone viral.
A new sarcastic ad has taken the internet by storm, and it’s as funny as it is deeply disturbing. The video, created by Belgian startup AiCandy, takes us to the year 2036. In this version of the future, 80% of the workforce has been replaced by automation, leaving the masses with no income but plenty of free time.
Meet Energym, a fictional fitness network run by AI-influenced versions of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Sam Altman.
The premise is simple, but it’s hilariously twisted. Since people no longer need their brains, they’re forced to work for calories. These gyms serve as human powerhouses, where unemployed people pedal and lift things to generate vast amounts of electricity to power AI servers.
It’s basically a combination of The Matrix and Planet Fitness, but instead of being trapped in a digital simulation, you’re just trying to hit your cardio goals so the chatbot can continue hallucinating.
The clip’s effectiveness is driven by hyper-realistic images of artificial intelligence. Seeing “Old Musk” and a worn-out Bezos pitching human energy harvesting as a philanthropic solution to “lack of purpose” is a true black comedy. It directly taps into our contemporary anxieties about how much power these tech giants really have and how much electricity these massive AI models consume every day.
The founders say they’ve been inundated with job offers and collaboration requests since the parody went viral. Apparently, nothing opens doors in the tech world like portraying the richest men on the planet as future gym owners who pump up people’s sweat. In a media landscape that already feels as if it’s a Black Mirror episode, Energym could be a rare satire that doubles as a resume booster.
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Image courtesy of aicandy.
