MIT analysis: How automation differentially impacts wages and jobs
clarashih · x · 2026-08-25
Citing David Autor (MIT), the post argues automation's impact varies by task:
- Direct replacement (e.g., translation, support): Jobs vanish.
- Augmentation (e.g., radiology, SWE): Wages rise as remaining work requires more expertise.
- Commoditization (e.g., drivers, creators): Wages fall due to a flooded labor supply.
With self-improving AI, this evolution is dynamic and hard to predict.
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