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Ai will Replace Us

Efficient Replacement Theory
Efficient Replacement Theory distinguishes direct one-to-one AI replacement from workforce reduction through productivity gains.

Non technical people view `AI Replacement` only in one form.

Imagine a Taxi driver, drives people around. And now AI can do the same thing.

This is called `Real Replacement` which is 1:1.

However, there’s also `Mathematical Replacement` or `Statistical Replacement`. Let me explain below

Imagine you have a Department for answering customer questions by email:

Two ways to replace people:

Real Replacement -> someone answers customer emails all day, so you make a bot that can do the same thing equally well.

Statistical Replacement -> you have 10 people answering 100 emails each every day. you make 9 of them so productive they now answer 111 each every day. fire the 10th.

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