I thought this would go without saying, but once SWE jobs are automated by AI (if it were to happen), then every job can be automated.
Even sales - I hear of companies building bots that do outreach with human voices.
But the professional careers that were once considered "prestigious" (strategy consulting, investment banking, law, medicine) will be the most disrupted bc labor costs are the highest in those.
Imagine a lawyer doing discovery in minutes, rather than days or weeks. Imagine a doctor that can diagnose you from your smart phone.
Even sales - I hear of companies building bots that do outreach with human voices.
But the professional careers that were once considered "prestigious" (strategy consulting, investment banking, law, medicine) will be the most disrupted bc labor costs are the highest in those.
Imagine a lawyer doing discovery in minutes, rather than days or weeks. Imagine a doctor that can diagnose you from your smart phone.
The world is not ready for those changes.