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Most human experts will feel this pain and existential reflections

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-05-28

Rohan Paul observes that human experts increasingly face existential distress as specialized skills are commoditized into AI-powered API services.

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Topics: skill-commoditizationfuture-of-workai-automation

Claims

  • Human experts across domains are experiencing the existential loss of watching hard-won skills become automated API services.
  • The commoditization of expertise via AI is a broad trend affecting most professional fields.
  • This shift causes genuine emotional and professional pain for affected workers.

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Most human experts will feel this pain and existential reflections of watching a skill becoming an API.