I imagine if they tried to replace typists with keyboards that produced plausible looking words that were entirely wrong half the time then we'd probably still have plenty of typists.

I tend to find that the volume of automation predictions inversely correlates to how real they are.

When capitalists actually have the automation tech they dont shout about it they just do it quietly and collect the profits.

When, say, Bezos is worried about his unionizing workforce and wants to intimidate - that's when the hot takes and splashy media articles about billions invested in automation "coming for yer jerb" you read about get published.