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An essay published on 7 November argues that AI’s effect on developer jobs may depend on whether it helps people produce more or takes over tasks entirely. It draws comparisons with sewing machines, ATMs and telephone operators, whose effects on employment varied.
Why it mattersThat is a useful distinction in a debate often served as a choice between “all jobs vanish” and “nothing changes”. The article makes an argument, not a forecast backed by job-market data.
Discuss: Should AI tools count as job-creating productivity gains when they also let companies do the same work with fewer developers?
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