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Radiologists were supposed to be deleted and now earn more

development2026-04-30

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Apollo noted AI was supposed to delete radiologists a decade ago, yet they now earn more than $500,000 with rising employment, because reading scans is a task rather than a job and cheaper tasks raise demand for the job around them.

Reported metric: >$500k

Reporting date: 2026-04-30 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to April 30, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

The sharpest counter-signal in the displacement series: automating a task can raise demand for the role containing it.

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Welcome to April 30, 2026

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Apollo

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Tech firms cut 45,800 jobs in the worst month in two years

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Radiologists were supposed to be deleted and now earn more
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-04-30
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-04-30-the-radiologist-paradox
Claim: Apollo noted AI was supposed to delete radiologists a decade ago, yet they now earn more than $500,000 with rising employment, because reading scans is a task rather than a job and cheaper tasks raise demand for the job around them.
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- Welcome to April 30, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-april-30-2026
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