There is a big difference between tech as augmentation versus automation. Augmentation (think Excel and accountants) benefits workers while automation (think traffic lights versus traffic wardens) benefits capital.

LLMs are controversial because the tech is best at augmentation but is being sold by lots of vendors as automation.

@carnage4life I think it depends on perspective. Augmentation for one person is automation in another. The example of traffic lights: yes, we could employ experts to direct traffic. We could employ people to stand every ten feet on the road and maintain separation instead of using paint. Technologies like paint, road signs instead of helpful people you could ask questions of, traffic lights, and do on greatly augment the ability of any transport worker to do their jobs.