Businesses are entering a new stage of enterprise software in which tasks currently done by humans will be fully automated by AI systems, taking humans out of the loop and replatforming work onto AI.
Pessimistic
Source
Software is Eating the Work — Felix StockerFelix Stockerfelixstocker.com
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Stage 4 is about designing systems that will fully automate tasks currently done by humans, in a way that is truly new. Humans need to be taken out of the loop, made into orchestrators and inspectors. Work needs to be replatformed off humans, and onto AI systems.
Outlook
PessimisticFull automation of human tasks implies significant displacement of workers and layoffs, which reduces employment and economic security for those workers even if it increases business efficiency.
Timeframe
within 1-5 yearsImplied
Confidence
high
Potential Data Sources for Validation
BLS occupational employment data showing declining headcount in knowledge-worker roles (analysts, data processors, back-office staff) at companies deploying AI automation, combined with enterprise AI adoption surveys tracking end-to-end automated workflows.
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Felix Stocker
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