Thanks for linking. I searched 'persistent' and it turns out it was 'repetitive'. Frankly, the study is inconclusive (lots of "mays" and no clear causal arrow) and the HN discussion is all over this, need for controls, more research, etc.
As for innovation, hasn't this been the ethical debate du jour? Unlike prior times, AI is posed as an existential threat.
I'm all for reducing waste, but you get into UBI and other issues.
