AI won't take all jobs soon: replacement needs scarce, costly human specialists
boxenluder · reddit · 2026-10-09
A contrarian Reddit post argues against the doomsday narrative: companies replacing call center workers with AI must hire scarce, expensive specialists to build and maintain those systems. History suggests new jobs emerge when production costs fall, and cheaper goods/services could make previously unaffordable work viable. The author accepts massive transformation but rejects black-and-white collapse scenarios.
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