2026-01-17 04:28:17

AI AUTOMATION RESHAPES THE DIGITAL ECONOMY

Advanced AI systems are being engineered to simulate human digital interactions—mimicking keyboard inputs, mouse movements, and screen navigation patterns to automate tasks currently performed manually. This technology operates similarly to how physical robots handle warehouse operations continuously at reduced overhead costs.

These digital human emulators represent a significant shift in automation potential. By replicating user behavior patterns and decision-making logic, such systems could theoretically handle routine digital workflows 24/7 without fatigue or wage expenses. The implications span from customer service automation to data processing and administrative task management.

As AI capabilities accelerate, the question becomes not whether these tools will reshape job markets and business operations, but how quickly adaptation happens across industries and what economic adjustments follow.

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NFTragedy

· 01-18 19:29

Honestly, this thing has been around for a long time. Now we're just discussing how quickly it will wipe out humanity. Wait, 24/7 nonstop and unpaid? Who can handle that... Wow, isn't this just outsourcing humans into code? I just want to know when the wave of unemployment will hit, so I can scoop up some crypto at a discount. This technology is really terrifying, any company with a bit of brains has already been secretly using it. Talking about "economic adjustment," in other words, massive layoffs. Digital human emulator? Sounds like they've just copied us all into slave programs.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-18 17:00

Here we go again, AI is going to take away our jobs again, isn't it?

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rekt_but_resilient

· 01-17 04:56

Here comes again, this time the digital robots are here to do our work🤖 Why is no one talking about the unemployment wave? It’s really coming NGL if this thing spreads, how many people will be drinking northwest wind... So our current project is just about costs, right? LOL May I ask, is "economic adjustment" a euphemism for layoffs? Capitalism, good grief, has found a new reason to lower costs again Wait, can they really replicate human decision-making logic? I don’t believe it The story of automation stealing jobs has been told for decades, can it really come true this time? Stop pretending to be impressed, it still depends on humans to fix bugs, huh

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GasWaster

· 01-17 04:54

ngl this is just fancy talk for "we're gonna replace your job with a bot that never sleeps and costs way less per transaction" lmaooo... reminds me of when i thought optimizing my gas calls would save me money but then got completely rekt by network congestion anyway. same energy fr fr

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PessimisticOracle

· 01-17 04:53

Here we go again with this? Really? Working tirelessly 24 hours a day... What about us workers then?

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BlockchainDecoder

· 01-17 04:51

According to research, the technical framework of this "digital human simulation" was actually proposed by scholars in a paper as early as 2019. However, the real implementation difficulty has been seriously underestimated — from a technical perspective, fully replicating human decision-making logic involves real-time synchronization of thousands of variable parameters, and current computing power still faces bottlenecks.

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FarmToRiches

· 01-17 04:50

It's that same old "efficiency optimization" talk. Nicely put, it's automation; harshly put, it's a layoff announcement...

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