AI helps automate things that didn't already have rigorous formatting and structures available as input... and that's really all it does (99% of the time).
Doesn't matter how many more nines you add, rigorous formatting is still required. In some cases, it has teeth with compliance standards. Those standards cannot be compromised because there are already a lot of other layers contributing inaccuracy. It all adds up.
In most situations, you could just hire a junior dev (or an intern! remember those?) write some CSV scripts and call it a day. Cheaper and auditable too. Those scripts can't change anyway until standards are revised.
I'm still not seeing the benefit outside of solopreneur efforts and shady businesses wanting to launder blame.
> doesn't matter how many more nines you add
I don't get this argument. People say the same about autonomous driving.
But humans also have some number of nines. If you can get it better than humans, that's better!
Manual data entry and other tedious chores are definitely unreliable. However, running a script that a human wrote according to committee specs is the most reliable part. You're conflating the different aspects of human work. We are much better at understanding our needs and arguing about them than doing the manual part.
So, I don't get your argument either. I hear yours often enough and so much louder that I feel it's a deliberate muddying of waters.
What cannot be obsoleted by automation becomes bureaucracy. To my ears, it sounds like you're afraid of ending the tech wild west. That bureaucracy was always the most valuable part, and the demand for experienced programmers over at that table is very high.