VC predicts AI will replace information work next year at 10,000X price cuts
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-11-04
David Patterson makes a sweeping prediction: next year superintelligent agents will begin replacing all information work, with prices dropping 10,000X or more.
His example: work a lawyer does in a day for $5,000 will take AI one minute at 50 cents. While a normal sale is 50% off, AI-provided services will effectively be 99.99% off. The post is an exaggerated opinion piece illustrated with a mock legal-services receipt meme, without detailed argumentation.
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