I’m not saying that “Agentic AI” will “never” replicate all tasks that workers are currently paid to complete, but I strongly suspect that current agents have an extremely limited task scope. As exhibit A, I submit this podcast episode, in which Agentic AI is sold on the basis of “solving” tasks that have long been solved and for which very few are paid. Seriously: one guy says, “Okay, what else do people do in their jobs? What are other tasks in the economy?” and the respon...
