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Remote work automation just crossed a troubling threshold

by Gleb Tsipursky, opinion contributor - 10/27/26 9:00 AM ET

by Gleb Tsipursky, opinion contributor - 10/27/26 9:00 AM ET

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The newest Remote Labor Index results suggest that digital labor automation is moving from toy tasks toward real client work — the kind with messy files, vague briefs, visual judgment, hidden defects, and a paying customer waiting at the end.

That does not mean artificial intelligence has conquered professional work. It does mean that the line between “impressive assistant” and “partial worker” is shifting faster than many executives, policymakers or workers are prepared to admit.

This result delivers an especially sharp warning for the labor market because the Remote Labor Index asks a harder question than most on AI.…