AI researcher cloneofsimo: AI won't fully replace humans, but major job disruption is inevitable
cloneofsimo · x · 2026-09-27
cloneofsimo argues that neither current nor future AI will completely replace humans, who will retain non-zero value in many areas — but significant mid-process disruption, including major job transitions, seems inevitable.
In a follow-up he concedes critics have a point: AI copying existing work and displacing original creators does feel like theft, and the standard "fair use / learning works the same way" defense is unconvincing when replacement is the outcome. He also notes the discourse is too heated for sane, logical conversation right now.
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