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The New Jobs AI Will Create

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May 10, 2026
A wide rethink of whether better AI means fewer jobs or entirely new kinds of work. Discussion covers how lower costs, broader access, personalization, continuity, and trust can create fresh demand. Healthcare is used as a vivid example of new roles like continuous care navigators, outcome specialists, and data governance experts. Several other sectors are surveyed for similar job families.
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Six Kinds Of Demand Elasticity

  • Demand elasticity comes in multiple concrete forms beyond price: access, complexity, continuity, personalization, and relational value.
  • Whittemore lists examples like wait-time reduction, tax/legal navigation, continuous monitoring, and human-curated experiences.

Affordability Versus Possibility Unlocks

  • AI expands demand in two ways: affordability unlocks existing services to new buyers and possibility unlocks entirely new service models.
  • Example: continuous preventative healthcare becomes viable once informational costs fall.

Ask If AI-Only Delivery Satisfies Demand

  • The core question isn't just whether AI can perform tasks, but whether AI-only delivery satisfies demand.
  • Whittemore reframes the risk from capability to service design, introducing the idea of residual value for humans.
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