“A Taxonomy of Jobs Deeply Resistant to TAI Automation” by Deric Cheng

This is a link post. This is a light, informal taxonomy of jobs that conceptually will display significant resistance to automation, even after the diffusion of transformative AI systems that can outperform humans in all forms of cognitive and physical labor. This is intended to provide practical, non-technical context around plausible human jobs in a post-AGI economy. In particular, we would like this article to challenge two prevailing narratives from opposite ends of the aisle: Some analyses have suggested that the development of TAI could mean that “human labor share could eventually fall to zero”, or that TAI indicates that basically no cognitive labor jobs would remain for humans. We believe this is broadly inaccurate, and provide specific examples of competitive advantages that enable human labor even after TAI systems become fully diffused. On the other hand, many economists and much of the political ecosystem is operating under [...] ---Outline:(01:30) Summary Card(01:45) Context and Assumptions(03:17) Caveats(04:49) Detailed Breakdown(05:03) Intent Communicators(07:39) Interpersonal Specialists(08:51) Virtualizable Interpersonal Specialists(11:01) Embodied Interpersonal Specialists(12:54) Decision Arbiters(15:55) Authentic Creatives(19:29) Low-Volume Artisans(21:55) Manual Dexterity Specialists--- First published: March 18th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/CGpXEGas2EvhPcK9J/a-taxonomy-of-jobs-deeply-resistant-to-tai-automation --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.