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The one that uses the machine to do 90% of the work and is one of half a million employed to do so in the US alone[1]

It doesn’t matter what you’ve got at home; I can bet my left kidney you’ve paid a barista for a coffee once in your life even though you could have produced it yourself at home. I also bet my right kidney you’ll do so again in the future.

[1] https://www.zippia.com/barista-jobs/demographics/

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It’s baffling how you are trying to wilfully not understand what I’m saying and hiding your head in the sand.

Please be more respectful in your responses.

In the meantime here are some quotes from some folks in the AI space you’ve probably heard of.

1. “We find no systematic increase in unemployment for highly exposed workers since late 2022,” the report stated. Deployment of the technology “remains a fraction of what’s feasible”

2. “I don’t think we’re going to have the kind of jobs apocalypse that some of the companies in our space advocate or talk about,”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/25/ai-jobs-a...





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