[danielrm26]

Author here.

I like Doctorow a lot, and I always read his stuff.

I think his assessment is pretty good. I think the issue is how he is perceiving it and therefore what he is recommending to do about it.

It all hinges on him thinking AI is basically an autocomplete fad that will blow over and require companies to hire all the people back.

And he's just wrong about that. And because he's wrong about that, the rest of his advice is worse than unhelpful.