If AI replaces much of the workforce, who will pay for AI services?
FoundationLost3321 · reddit · 2026-10-20
A Reddit discussion lays out an "automation paradox": if AI displaces a large share of workers, incomes and consumer spending shrink — undermining the subscription and API revenue AI companies depend on.
Possible resolutions raised: new industries and jobs, drastically lower costs of goods and services, or redistribution mechanisms like UBI or social dividends. The author asks economists whether this is a real structural problem or something the economy adjusts around.
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