The Artificial Contract

Text on the meme

Le contrat artificiel Emily, 19 ans “2500 word essay on climate change please” Claude 2.5 ans Nicolas, 30 ans “in depth research report on ESG compliance 2025 trends” Deloitte. Shell Brian, 27 ans ”Generate React component for user login” Nadia, 36 ans ”Write SEO blog post on productivity hacks” Medium What You Need to Know Columbia University GitHub stripe

What it means

A flowchart titled “The Artificial Contract” shows Claude, depicted as 2.5 years old, generating work for Emily, Nicolas, Brian, and Nadia. The arrows connect AI-generated essays, research, code, and SEO writing to universities, companies, and online platforms. The joke is that an absurdly young “contractor” is doing professional and academic work for everyone, mocking dependence on generative AI and AI-related outsourcing.

Objects

flowchart / блок-схема green arrows / зелёные стрелки young woman / молодая женщина young man covering his face / молодой мужчина, закрывающий лицо man portrait / портрет мужчины woman portrait / портрет женщины Claude logo / логотип Claude Columbia University crest / герб Колумбийского университета GitHub logo / логотип GitHub Stripe logo / логотип Stripe Deloitte logo / логотип Deloitte Shell logo / логотип Shell Medium logo / логотип Medium academic essay / академическое эссе research report / исследовательский отчёт React code / код React SEO blog post / SEO-блог white background / белый фон