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why would there be customers? only customers will be of AI companies, you ask the AI and it will build the tool for you

You're thinking that the entire economy will collapse down to just 3-4 vendors?

Human power and social structures just don't work that way. No AI company is making my sandwich, operating the bus, or serving soup in the school cafeteria. Real estate, human service, specialized expertise, and have-power influence isn't going away.

robot make sandwich, robot drive bus, robot cook soup

Who's making the robots? Who's owning the bus? Who's growing the ingredients in the soup? Who's deciding when the bus needs to stop due to a security or safety concern? Who's flirting with the customers and recognizing the power brokers? Not the AI companies.

Just because robots can do stuff doesn't mean the human power structures or service preferences evaporate.

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