The only goal of software is automation. If a given software doesn’t replace human labor, or even a human job, what is its actual value in financial terms? The

The only goal of software is automation. If a given software doesn’t replace human labor, or even a human job, what is its actual value in financial terms? The answer is always negative because software is a cost center that requires time to write, maintain, and document. AI costs a lot to develop and maintain. That means AI is not financially viable unless a lot of humans are replaced. The ethics then aren’t whether AI should replace humans, as it absolutely must, but whether or not the quality of output qualifies the loss of human participation. That will not be immediately apparent until quality is lost and unrecoverable.