Yes, the idea of businesses is to reduce costs. Labor costs are a big expense. It's harder to do than it looks. Offshoring to places with lower wages has kept

Yes, the idea of businesses is to reduce costs. Labor costs are a big expense. It's harder to do than it looks. Offshoring to places with lower wages has kept wages for many white- and blue-collar workers in the West from growing. But it is hard to do correctly. I suspect AI or AGI or AI with agents will take a longer time to actually work reliably than many suspect.