AI Drives Rapid Workplace Automation And Disruption

Alan Kohler reports that during the first week of February and the preceding days, near-simultaneous releases — OpenAI's GPT-5.3 Codex and Anthropic's Opus 4.6 — plus high-profile resignations and a viral industry essay, revealed accelerating AI capabilities and public alarm. He describes an AI-generated fake article about himself, the open-source MiniCPM-o 4.5 agent, and warns automation will rapidly reshape white‑collar work and markets.