AI automation increases human work: why expert demand is soaring
danshipper · x · 2026-08-18
Dan Shipper highlighted a paradox: despite automating everything possible with AI agents, there is more human work than ever, with his team growing from 4 to 30 people since GPT-3.
The report "After Automation" explains the structural reasons:
- AI makes expert competence cheaper, increasing the supply of high-quality output.
- This drives up demand for experts (Jevons paradox).
- This dynamic only intensifies as we approach AGI.
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