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Fair point, but “displacement” does not always mean one-to-one replacement, it means fewer humans are hired because AI covers part of the workload. There is credible evidence: IBM froze hiring for 7,800 roles citing AI, Duolingo laid off contractors due to AI translation, and Klarna reported its AI assistant now does the work of 700 support agents. These are early signals of substitution, not just assistance.


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