willcb: the dominant career of the coming AI industrial revolution will be "plugging it in"
willcb · x · 2026-10-17
Developer willcb argues that in the coming industrial revolution, the dominant career will be "plugging it in" — wiring AI into real work. He adds that the past few years were about "inventing the steam engine," and being an engine improver eventually runs its course.
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