Using AI in production: ask "what if I had unlimited dumb people", not job replacement
Paimaamu · x · 2026-10-29
A developer actually running GPT in production argues most people ask the wrong question: instead of "how can I automate a smart person's job", ask "what would I do if I had unlimited dumb people". The reframe treats AI as infinitely scalable cheap labor rather than a drop-in expert replacement.
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