India, Aug. 2 -- A copywriter has claimed that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) upended his career, causing his monthly income to drop from Rs.2 lakh to Rs.40,000.

In a post titled 'Went from 2l a month to 40k a month salary; the downfall of a lifetime', the user said that he lost all his jobs and projects within weeks before taking up a lower-paying role at an agency in Hyderabad.

He shared that he began freelancing 8 years ago and landed his first full-time remote contract at the age of 18. By the time he was 22, he said he was earning Rs.2 lakh a month while working from home. However, he claimed everything changed in 2026.

"2026 was my curse. Lost all my jobs and projects, and my monthly income came down to literally nothin...