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@fchollet (2026-04-30): "AI automates tasks, not jobs," and when a task gets…
Brief
François Chollet (@fchollet) argues on 2026-04-30 that AI automates individual tasks rather than entire jobs because it lacks autonomy and requires supervision. He asserts no job from 2022 can be done end-to-end by AI (including translators and customer support). He echoes James Pethokoukis’s example that radiologists earn over $500,000 and employment has grown as scanning tasks got cheaper.
Why it matters
@fchollet (2026-04-30): "AI automates tasks, not jobs," and when a task gets cheaper, demand for the job grows—automation increases task supply but can expand job demand.
Key details
- @fchollet: AI "lacks autonomy and cannot operate without supervision"; there is "still zero job from 2022 that can be performed end-to-end by AI," explicitly naming translators and customer support associates.
- James Pethokoukis example cited: radiologists today earn more than $500,000 per year and employment continues to grow; reading scans is a task, not a whole job (quoted via X thread).