Economist's "Messy Jobs" Theory: Which Work Survives AI

An economics professor argues in a new book that "messy" jobs—those with intertwined tasks and heavy reliance on contextual judgment—are harder for AI to replace, while standardized, clean-output work is more vulnerable to automation.

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