If AI does the junior work, how do we ever train senior humans?
Disastrous-Classic88 · reddit · 2026-09-22
A Reddit essay asks how humanity trains experts once AI automates entry-level coding, data analysis, and legal research — removing the traditional career ladder. The author speculates about building simulations of the early 21st century as training grounds, and debates the architecture: billions of multiplayer simulations (better for real collaboration) vs. single-player worlds with AI NPCs (easier to control and tailor).
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