Overview
- AiCandy’s 40‑second reel imagines a 2036 fitness chain where humans cycle and row to power AI after a claimed 80% job loss by 2030.
- The original Instagram post has drawn roughly 4 million views, with reposts on X adding millions more and sustaining wide discussion.
- Founders Hans Buyse and Jan De Loore confirmed authorship and said their inbox filled with collaboration requests, including a job offer.
- Coverage repeatedly labels the clip as satire and notes there is no evidence any human‑powered AI energy program exists or is planned.
- Reactions ranged from Sen. Chris Murphy’s remark that it “doesn’t feel like a parody” to viewer critiques questioning technical and economic plausibility.