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"We're a long, long way from a machine being able to replace me as a plumber," future of work expert Ravin Jesuthasan told CNBC Make It.

Fears of AI's takeover are being balanced out by something sweeter: better work-life balance, flexibility, and productivity.

Writers? Doomed. Ditchdiggers? All good!

"For the longer-run, the rise in the college wage premium is over, and a decline has (probably) begun," the Berkeley economist writes.