AI commentators: AGI disruption only goes mainstream when half of white-collar jobs vanish
iruletheworldmo · x · 2026-10-10
In a discussion on whether AI disruption has entered mainstream awareness, @iruletheworldmo argues the real tipping point is large-scale automation of white-collar work — if 50% of law jobs vanished, people would realize they're next, much like COVID. @randlongevity agrees the public can sense something coming but "the tsunami hasn't hit yet." Consensus: people feel a vague fear, but the real impact hasn't arrived.
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