Work Architecture and Automation: Productivity and Meaning

The article analyzes the transformation of the labor market under the influence of generative AI, rejecting the simplified vision of professions disappearing entirely. The author emphasizes that a profession is a package of heterogeneous tasks, only some of which are subject to automation. Using the Acemoglu and Restrepo model, the text explains the dynamics between the displacement effect and the reinstatement effect (the creation of new roles). The key conclusion is that the impact of technology is not merely an economic issue but concerns the foundations of social architecture: identity, status, and the feeling of being needed. Instead of asking about the number of eliminated positions, focus should be placed on the shift in the value of human competencies in relation to computational capital.