The AI work that is getting more valuable as automation increases, not less

Every week there is a new headline about AI replacing jobs. Some of it is real. But the economic story has a flip side that gets less attention. Here is what I have seen hold pricing and actually increase in demand as AI gets capable: AI output quality control. Businesses are generating 10x content, code, and analysis with AI tools. But someone still has to decide what is actually good, accurate, and appropriate to use. AI reviewers and editors with domain expertise are getting hired at $40 to $80/hour in regulated industries. The AI outputs that exist, the this role matters.