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      Lump of labour fallacy

      Lump of labour fallacy

      Jul 16, 20231 min read

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      The Lump of Labour fallacy is the misconception that there is a fixed amount of work to be done, and that if some work is taken by a machine then there will be less work for people.1

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      1. https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2023/7/2/working-with-ai “AI and the automation of work” ↩


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