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The answer has always been the same: self-regulated profession and trade unions. Instead the ever efficient software engineers have efficiently dug their own grave. The regulated professions aren't going to be affected by the AI because their members understand that preservation of job security[0], their pay and QOL is more important than automating themselves out of existence.

[0] https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/medical-degree-appre...

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Which regulated professions? Trade unions still require work for their members to do. If there's a recession and say a construction slump, it doesn't matter how high or low the union's regulations are for their members, if there's no work, there's no work.

Medical doctors are a special case, but eg iron workers theres the official list people get called up from, but you're not getting called up from that list if there's no work. You get work through knowing the right person aka networking. Which is where software engineers find themselves today.

> Which regulated professions?

All other engineering (civil, chemistry, mechanical, electrical, ...) and semi-engineering (architecture) disciplines.

Yes, this is so true. But we never thought about that but instead thought about how smart and better and productive we are over other people in similar position.

Also you forgot the link?

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