The Automation Paradox: Why AI Creates More Human Work, Not Less
By
The Every Team
Summary
Dan Shipper, CEO of Every, explores the paradox that despite aggressively automating everything possible with AI tools like Codex and Claude Code across coding, writing, design, and customer service, his company has actually grown to nearly 30 people with more human work than ever. The article argues that AI automation doesn't eliminate jobs but creates new demands, expanding what's possible and generating more work for humans rather than less.
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bskyThe Automation Paradox: Why AI Creates More Human Work, Not Lessevery.toKey quotes
· 3 pulledThere is a paradox at the heart of AI.
We are riding the exponential boom in model intelligence and automation as far and as fast as possible.
And yet it seems like, for us, there's more human work to do than ever.
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