[Rantenki]

It would absolutely have been valid to ask that question of the inventor of the tractor too.

It's even more relevant to ask of the CEO/CTO/COO/etc. of the companies that are selling hard on eliminating humans from as many workflows as possible.

[neksn]

They are selling a reduction in labour costs which has been the primary selling point of automation since humans began automating things.

[amanaplanacanal]

Yep. They are talking to other CEOs, not to the young graduates they are supposed to be talking to.