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"The measured economy becomes dominated by whatever it is that cannot be made more efficiently" Which is why health care support operations are the fastest grow
by Animats 1y ago
"The measured economy becomes dominated by whatever it is that cannot be made more efficiently" Which is why health care support operations are the fastest growing labor category in the US.[1] And why medical care has become such a huge part of the Federal budget. Meanwhile, farming is down below 2% and manufacturing is tiny. That's because those were the areas with the biggest productivity improvements.
AI will come first for those for whom everything they do for income goes in and out over a wire.
[1] https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/emp-by-major-occupational-group.htm https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/emp-by-major-occupational-gro...