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  "eightyK": "https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/gradual-disempowerment/"
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economic-laborEconomic & Laborai-transition-model-metricmeasures
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expertise-atrophy-cascadeExpertise Atrophy Cascade Modelmodelmodels
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