A thought experiment for how non-software workers experience AI capability gains
random_walker · x · 2026-07-29
The author proposes a thought experiment to better understand how workers outside software experience advances in AI capabilities.
The post is framed as an empathy exercise: not about what AI means for developers, but about how people in many other professions may perceive and react to capability gains.
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