AI researcher says his job is now almost fully automatable with Claude Code
jonkhler · x · 2026-11-16
Responding to a question about how people actually work with AI productively, an AI researcher says his entire job is now almost automatable via Claude Code (admittedly exaggerated). He argues that even as an AI researcher, you end up being paid only for your intent, taste, intuition and experience — but the token costs of doing this are substantial.
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