Opus 5.5 can do your job — so why are we still employed?
0xkarasy · x · 2026-10-19
burkeholland argues Claude Opus 5.5 can do the job of a wide swath of knowledge workers, not just programmers. The fact we're still employed, he says, means either the capability isn't broadly realized yet, or there is far more to a 'job' than just its output.
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