AI automation isn't showing in labor stats because economists are measuring the wrong thing
davidmanheim · x · 2026-11-15
davidmanheim argues that 'industry stats show programmers haven't been automated' is weak evidence because current labor metrics don't measure what we'd expect to change. He suggests tracking proxies like outsourcing business models for earlier signals of AI's impact on programming work.
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