New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- A copywriter's account of his career unravelling within a matter of weeks has gone viral online, after he claimed that the rise of artificial intelligence directly led to his monthly income shrinking from Rs.2 lakh to just Rs.40,000. Sharing his story in a Reddit post titled "Went from 2l a month to 40k a month salary; the downfall of a lifetime," the user detailed how he lost all his ongoing projects and employment in a short span, eventually settling for a far lower-paying role at a Hyderabad-based agency.

According to his post, the man began freelancing eight years ago and secured his first full-time remote contract at the age of 18. By 22, he said, he was earning Rs.2 lakh a month while working entirely from home...