In this episode I make the case that AI isn't actually coming for most people's jobs, backing it up with real examples like Klarna's AI customer service reversal and Amazon's quietly-human Just Walk Out technology. The central argument is that when human interaction is baked into the product itself, that part of the job simply can't be outsourced to AI. My hope is that this episode serves as a springboard for a bigger discussion about destroying community in the name of efficiency, and the myth of rugged individualism.

• Fearmongering and dramatizations around AI and jobs
• CEOs cutting staff for AI and the early backtracking
• Klarna's 1,800-person reversal and IT rehiring trends
• The task is not the entire job
• What is the actual product and what is the actual job?
• DESIRED human presence: ATMs, Waymo, self-checkout, and music
• Self-isolation and the destruction of community
• The money variable and Amazon's Just Walk Out
• Where AI truly shines
• DocHub dupe PDF filler and vibe coding maintenance

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