AI Mirrors Outsourcing Impact, Eliminating Mid-Tier Creative Jobs
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-19
An observation suggests AI is doing to knowledge work what outsourcing did to heavy industry. While the elite tier of graphic design and audio engineering remains, the "guy needs muzak for a commercial" tier is vanishing.
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