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beachmike t1_j18si56 wrote

There's no evidence of a diminishing number of human jobs. That's merely speculation at this point. If history is any guide, there will be more types of jobs, not less.

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Cognitive_Spoon t1_j18tu84 wrote

History says you're half right.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2022/01/19/understanding-the-impact-of-automation-on-workers-jobs-and-wages/

The problem with this specific kind of automation, is it will surpass human cognitive load ability for writing, design, and discourse.

If you replace human novel problem solving with machines, we don't really have much to provide beyond the ability to make more humans who can do better fiddly manual labor than machines.

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