Economics & Finance
Cognitive Labor Commoditization
High-value cognitive work—such as engineering design, strategic planning, and diagnostic decision-making—becomes democratized through AI tools, transforming it from a scarce expert service into a scalable, reproducible capability. Once cognitive work is toolified, the human workforce structure, salary tiers, and barriers to entry in that domain are fundamentally restructured.
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