I quit my tech job because I worried that AI was going to eventually replace me Lis Cooper quit their job as a data analyst in part because they were concerned that AI would replace them. Courtesy of Lis Cooper Lis Cooper quit their job as a data analyst due to concerns that AI was on track to replace them. Cooper, who lives in Australia, had also grown disillusioned with the tech industry. Now, Cooper has to determine what's next for their career: "It's kind of terrifying." Lis Cooper, 30, lives in Melbourne and recently quit their job as a data analyst at a tech company after becoming disillusioned with the industry and growing concerned that AI would eventually replace them. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. I was working at a large tech company doing data analytics, which I enjoyed. In a meeting, leaders were sharing their plans for the next couple of years. They told us we would be rebuilding our data warehouse to optimize it for AI data analysis.…