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A central theme in McCoy’s discussion is the unstoppable march toward full automation. She asserts that AI is no passing trend or hype but a force that will permanently alter the fabric of work and human activity. Citing recent milestones—such as AI systems surpassing human performance in strategic games like AlphaGo, AI robots folding laundry, and fully AI-driven software engineering—she underscores that the automation of all jobs predicted to occur by around 2120 could happen much sooner, possibly within just 3 to 10 years.