Displacement Condition

A Displacement Condition is an economic condition that determines when AI systems dominate human work domains.

• AKA: η_AI ≤ 1/q² Condition, AI Displacement Criterion, Automation Condition, Labor Replacement Threshold, Work Substitution Condition.
• Context:
  • It can typically be expressed as genius cost curvature inequality (η_AI ≤ 1/q²) with routine threshold.
  • It can typically predict routine work disappearance in labor markets.
  • It can often trigger structural unemployment in affected sectors.
  • It can often influence labor share of income trajectories.
  • It can range from being a Weak Displacement Condition to being a Strong Displacement Condition, depending on its stringency level.
  • It can range from being a Sector-Specific Displacement Condition to being a Universal Displacement Condition, depending on its domain scope.
  • It can range from being a Gradual Displacement Condition to being a Sudden Displacement Condition, depending on its transition speed.
  • It can range from being a Reversible Displacement Condition to being an Irreversible Displacement Condition, depending on its permanence level.
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• Example(s):
  • Legal Work Displacement Condition, such as:
    • Contract Review Displacement Condition for paralegal task automation.
    • Document Analysis Displacement Condition for legal research automation.
  • Manufacturing Displacement Condition, such as:
    • Assembly Line Displacement Condition for robotic replacement.
    • Quality Control Displacement Condition for vision system automation.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Augmentation Condition, which enhances rather than replaces human work.
  • Complementarity Condition, which requires human-AI collaboration.
  • Skill-Biased Technical Change, which shifts rather than eliminates work.
• See: Economic Condition, Genius Cost Curvature, Routine Threshold, Routine Work, Labor Share of Income, AI Displacement, Skill-Biased Technological Change, Post-Labor Economy, Automation Condition.

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