I read it as Jones describing intent, not mechanics. The harder version of this argument isn't that companies want to replace workers, it's that even when AI genuinely augments productivity, the goalposts shift and you get displacement anyway. I wrote about that dynamic: https://philippdubach.com/posts/does-ai-mean-the-demand-on-l... The conclusion was that AI was supposed to free us, but inescapability might be closer to the truth.