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The Lie They Need You To Believe

Why a $700 Billion AI Industry Still Can’t Replace You

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Mar 04, 2026
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In the late 1800s, when electric motors first arrived in factories, many owners simply bolted them onto their old steam‑powered layouts. Little about the work itself changed.

It took decades before they redesigned the factory floor around electricity. When they finally did, productivity rose sharply.

In 1987, Nobel Prize–winning economist Robert Solow rem…

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