Automation Raises the Bar for Workers, It Does Not Replace Them

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Developer and writer Serguey Shinder argues in a DEV Community piece that automation historically shifts what is considered valuable work rather than eliminating jobs altogether. He observes that each wave of automation has made routine tasks cheap and abundant, pushing human value toward judgment, decision-making, and accountability. Shinder believes AI will follow the same pattern, absorbing scripting, drafting, and basic troubleshooting while leaving critical thinking and responsibility to humans. He warns that the real risk is not job elimination but failing to evolve beyond the tasks machines can already perform. His conclusion is that surviving each automation wave requires moving up to the level that technology has not yet reached.

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