After Automating Everything, We Had to Hire People to Handle the Work It Created
danshipper · x · 2026-08-14
Dan Shipper's article, frequently cited, argues that after automating everything possible, companies had to hire people to handle the workload that automation created, highlighting the paradoxical impact of AI on employment.
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