Why We Need a "Human Reserve": Redundancy as National Resilience in the AI Era
J_MaestreVidal · x · 2026-11-08
The author argues for a "human reserve": keeping a skilled workforce for critical jobs isn't a rejection of AI or automation, but a form of national resilience. If AI systems are hacked, shut down, or simply less reliable than promised, society would still have the workers needed to keep vital services running.
Redundancy is admittedly inefficient—like backup generators and strategic stockpiles, a reserve force of critical workers may look unproductive until the day it is needed.
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