AI math automation is the canary: lawyers, physicians, politicians next, argues thread
curious_vii · x · 2026-10-20
The author treats the AI math-automation controversy as a canary for a broader pattern: professions whose processes can be decoupled from outcome verification are ripe for being "obliterated." Candidates: lawyers, physicians, financial services, and — least discussed but most interesting — elected politicians, which would hurt traditional campaign managers and think tanks. The core mechanism is autarkic integration of downstream functions atop an expanding common-knowledge pool enabling just-in-time, high-fidelity expertise, a dynamic he argues will become unavoidable as the 2028 and 2032 election cycles approach.
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