I think this is true, but I also think that AI has made the mental burden of putting up with a less than ideal job much lighter. I am no longer mentally exhausted at the end of a long working day, yet I have made a meaningful difference in terms of technical progress. And, at the end of the day, I am still bursting with energy about exciting personal projects I can now take on and make real progress on because I'm not dead at the end of the day.
Not sure if this fits, but the mechanic, rather than performing hard manual labor mounting horse shoes on horses, now just has to read software error codes during the day, and gets to enjoy driving his sports car in the evening.
Not sure if this fits, but the mechanic, rather than performing hard manual labor mounting horse shoes on horses, now just has to read software error codes during the day, and gets to enjoy driving his sports car in the evening.