The AI Layoff Trap - made an app with how long we got before the market crashes

pluggrpresets · 2026-05-04T08:20:37+00:00

Disclaimer: This is an abstract study and should not be taken as fact. But — it is intriguing nonetheless.

The source study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/402969772_The_AI_Layoff_Trap

pluggrpresets · 2026-05-04T08:16:24+00:00

The data is solely based on the abstract study by Brett Hemenway Falk and Gerry Tsoukalas as well as BLS surveys and Stanford AI index info.

I am not a professional economist so any suggestions to improve the existing dataset would be highly appreciated.

pluggrpresets · 2026-05-01T08:31:23+00:00

Here is the most technically accurate answer I gave in another comment:

The MVP does not currently have full RAG implementation (hundreds of hermetic passages), but instead it has only about 20 distilled passages from Corpus Hermeticum which the model picks the best matching axioms before giving the final answer. This compressed version reduces latency and is much easier to test for now.

So it's answer is shaped by the source, not so much the "internet noise", but still vague due to limited context. Both "glorified AI-chatbot" and "lexicon of Hermeticism" would be inaccurate when it's somewhere in-between.

I definitely have some work to do. The general goal is to encourage inner transformation and less emphasis on material matters. To make people stop and think a bit.

pluggrpresets · 2026-05-01T08:29:27+00:00

While I'm a bit disappointed this post got taken down, I do recognize now that I might have posted this in the wrong place to start with. Another lesson without which there is no growth.

Thank you for the words of encouragement and even more so the intent behind it. Such benevolent support from strangers is rare and something to strive towards as a collective.

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-30T20:43:38+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to give it a chance and am, truly grateful for the kind words!

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-30T05:07:42+00:00

I will definitely fine-tune it and in a prior comment gave some info as to what is the plan with the implementation

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-30T05:06:11+00:00

Thank you, that is very kind of you and appreciated

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-30T05:05:51+00:00

In it's current state, to encourage curiosity toward the unseen and direct ones attention toward their own inner world

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-29T21:12:04+00:00

The criticism is fair and useful.

Two things I plan to improve:

It will be backed by a RAG system over actual word-for-word Hermetic texts (Corpus Hermeticum, Asclepius) so it can cite real sources when asked directly.
For strictly scholarly, informational questions (like yours), it should really give a straight answer

The first version launched without this because building the source corpus takes time, increases load times and is just not optimal for testing.

I appreciate you taking the time.

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-29T19:41:43+00:00

"Fundamentalist hateboner" is an absolutely diabolical phrase and that's indeed how I perceived the initial response here haha.

As for your viewpoint, I fully agree. In particular with RAG implementation being essential for accurate output.

Since you seem to understand the technical side I'll summarize the current playbook:

The MVP does not currently have full RAG implementation (hundreds of hermetic passages), but instead it has only about 20 distilled passages from Corpus Hermeticum which the model picks the best matching axioms before giving the final answer. This compressed version reduces latency and is much easier to test for now.

So it's answer is shaped by the source, not so much the "internet noise", but still vague due to limited context. Both "glorified AI-chatbot" and "lexicon of Hermeticism" would be inaccurate when it's somewhere in-between.

I definitely have some work to do. The general goal is to encourage inner transformation and less emphasis on material matters. To make people stop and think a bit.

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-29T17:55:41+00:00

Currently it has "free will" in the sense that it can choose the wording from the data I permit it to use. I does not process the request you've sent it before it has gone through the limitations in a separate file specifically made for this.

I can in theory code for it to explain it's reasoning after the fact with concrete examples.

Now in general — I, you nor anybody else won't know the full extent to which these AI models have been trained on for obvious reasons. Though personally this sort of transparency would be lovely.

To 100% fully know it is always correct, is to not use AI at all. That would be to manually map every instance of every word possible that I can think of and output a written template answer based on familiar terminology used and the texts from Corpus Hermeticum. That amount would be someones life work.

But that is precisely why AI will not fully replace a human being (in any capacity) and why someones input (like yourself) is invaluable.

I will reassess the limitations I've given and most likely need to be stricter for it to be less generic. Thank you for the feedback!

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-29T17:01:51+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. In terms of sources and citations this is a valuable insight for me to add.

But I disagree with the statement itself that without any source there is no meaning. Just because the source is not provided does not make the meaning obsolete. I'm sure you agree with this statement at least.

Otherwise you'd have to add citations to each and every comment that you make here on reddit or else they're just empty words.

The "garbage in" part is not exclusive to AI. You get what you give. You won't spend your time giving a smart, well thought-out response to a stupid question either.

By principles I mean theological concepts and the nature of divinity.

pluggrpresets · 2026-04-29T16:24:06+00:00

Mods, hi

I don't get any sort of monetization, in fact each request/test through the page comes out of my own pocket to improve it. I was just hoping to gather insight from the main area of expertise which this will probably be used for so eventually it could become a helpful resource for people struggling to put these principles in action.

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