The AI jobs debate has spent years asking which roles will disappear. This weekend long-read asks the more important question: what becomes possible when AI expands the amount of useful work the economy can support? NLW lays out a first-principles case for why better AI does not simply mean less human work, exploring how cheaper services, broader access, continuous support, personalization, and human trust can create new demand. From there, he introduces the “human premium” that remains even as AI capabilities advance, then uses healthcare to show how entire new categories of work could emerge in an AI-enabled economy.
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