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We have diggers.
I think manual labor that needs creativity (e.g. pattiserie or florist) has the best post-AI future.
Snatch anvil thief.
I used to think I could give hand jobs in alleyways if things got bad, but I hear AI is being trained to give those. Because of course it is.
https://www.wired.com/story/these-masturbation-consultants-were-hired-to-pleasure-themselves-using-ai/
Wood carver! Oh they have mostly automated that with CNC machines...
There are also coffee art robots that can print something on the milk foam.
But it still requires the creativity.
And for sentimental stuff (e.g. pattiserie and florist) I would like to believe that humans value hand made stuff more than machine produced.
For a special occasion perhaps, but on a regular basis is it valued enough to pay someone a living wage? Most of this stuff I wouldn't pay for, might make it myself though.
I don't think you can really have a creative focused economy when landlords and banks are taking so much from us.