{"body":"There are areas where AI is already better, and these numbers will grow.\n\nBut I want to note that in countries with high salaries, such as Central and Northern Europe, the US, Australia, and so on, manual labor is in very high demand. Skilled trades are in short supply and highly paid. Plumbers earn more than directors in the CIS, with appointments booked two months ahead. I am not exaggerating.\n\nCan you imagine GPT on wheels arriving to fix a toilet or troubleshoot electrical wiring from the 1990s by trial and error?\n\nOr an AI hairdresser with scissors next to your head?\n\nThis exists in films about the future, but in reality I do not see it on the near horizon.","content_language":"en","day_counter":{"label":"Day 349","number":349,"start_date":"2025-09-11"},"id":"2026-08-25-where-ai-still-does-not-replace-people","project_date":"2026-08-25","published_at":"2026-08-25T13:52:53+00:00","retrospective":false,"schema_version":"crash_brief_public_blog_post_v0_1","slug":"where-ai-still-does-not-replace-people","source_language":"ru","source_types":["telegram"],"status":"published","summary":"AI is advancing quickly in digital work, while skilled physical trades remain scarce, expensive, and difficult to automate in unpredictable environments.","title":"Where AI Still Does Not Replace People","topic":"AI and physical work","type":"founder_post","updated_at":"2026-08-25T13:52:53+00:00","version":1}