displace

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It comes after warnings that the rise of increasingly capable AI tools could displace people from jobs.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“We continue to believe it is highly unlikely that tools from the frontier labs will displace cybersecurity vendors, particularly those that primarily provide solutions that do real-time detection & response,” D.A.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A survey of chief financial officers found AI will primarily displace workers in routine, clerical and administrative roles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Much of the slide came early this year, when the market began to fear that Anthropic, OpenAI, and even smaller artificial intelligence innovators would displace the need for all kinds of services—including internet-based consumer services.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Only the further evidence that I’ll now present can help us answer two more questions: What advantages enabled the Bantu to displace the Pygmies and Khoisan?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond