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AI will not replace humans. IBM's CEOs and managers will replace humans with AI. Shareholders will force IBM to replace humans with AI. Let us stop blaming the only thing that is _not_ making any decision. Capitalism is a powerful idea that will kill the same people that vouch for it.

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This makes as much sense as “guns don’t kill people, people do.”

AI tech is being driven by capitalism. The reason companies are so eager to embrace it is to replace people. If you’re in the AI business or advocating for it, you’re (at least in part) an arms supplier for cutting jobs.

The end goal is for The Board (maybe) and the shareholders to be human. Everyone else can get replaced with automation.

Managers will do every job.

AI will do management.

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