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Long before the human intellect is replaced, technology will make the individual human intellect far more productive, which will itself reduce demand for employment in certain niches.

The canonical example I recall is junior legal discovery lawyers who used to pore over paper documents. Such routine tasks are automated and a smaller number of more senior lawyers who do the work of integration and interpretation.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/technology/lawyers-art...

https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21700758-will-...




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