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