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It would absolutely have been valid to ask that question of the inventor of the tractor too.

It's even more relevant to ask of the CEO/CTO/COO/etc. of the companies that are selling hard on eliminating humans from as many workflows as possible.

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They are selling a reduction in labour costs which has been the primary selling point of automation since humans began automating things.

Yep. They are talking to other CEOs, not to the young graduates they are supposed to be talking to.

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