AI Automation Is Destroying the Apprenticeship Layer Where Juniors Become Seniors
Hamza_StrategizeLabs · reddit · 2026-09-21
A Reddit discussion argues that automating routine work (data entry, reconciliation, first drafts) eliminates the apprenticeship layer through which juniors build judgment. With routine work automated at the bottom and specialized work absorbed at the top, firms face a future talent shortage of people able to independently own workstreams.
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