AI Won't Reduce Total Jobs: Society Naturally Demands Work Over Efficiency
dbasch · x · 2026-08-05
The author argues that AI will not decrease the total number of jobs because society inherently wants jobs. Jobs are products, much like cars or iPhones. If society's primary goal were pure efficiency, many existing jobs would have disappeared long ago.
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