Opinion: AI Will Be Cheaper and Better Than Humans
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-07-12
The author argues that the claim "AI will create more jobs" doesn't hold up, because proponents often cannot specify exactly what those new roles will be.
They further propose a more radical view: AI will be cheaper and better than any human employee, giving employers no reason to hire humans at a higher cost to do the same tasks.
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