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May 25, 2026ยทevery.to

The Automation Paradox

Automation does not eliminate work. It reshapes and multiplies it.

The recurring pattern is the *Human Sandwich*: humans remain essential at the top (setting the frame, defining strategy and intent) and at the bottom (handling edge cases, exceptions, and final accountability), while AI takes over the repetitive middle layers. As AI capability advances, the middle layer expands and the sandwich gets thinner โ€” but the human layers never disappear.