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I'm joyously retired now, but office work was my entire 'career', and it was sweet and easy. Anyone with a decent command of English and numbers, anyone who could write a coherent sentence, prep a tidy and accurate report, and had a decent eye for catching other people's errors and not making too many of their own, could have steady work. And every company needed good office help, so when one boss pissed you off, you could easily find another. The work was less than fascinating, sure, but the pay was OK, the chairs were comfortable, muscle aches were rare, and I never came home particularly sweaty.
AI can do that work now. It won't do it as well, as accurately, and won't be able to spot and solve problems on the fly or sooth ruffled customers, but it'll be "good enough," so with AI careers like mine will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
So I kinda agree with you, but there's a big piece missing from your conclusion.
Over time you would come to know the business, the customers, the unwritten expectations, and you could point out or correct problems that had nothing to do with grammar or spelling. You could look at something and say "$100000" in sales is a digit too low because you know rightly what sane numbers will be. You can pick up donuts on your way in because you saw a meeting on your boss's calendar.
An AI can do none of that. I'm not an AI hater at all, but I can't think of a single job where AI could completely replace an actual person. If your office needs one or two assistants, they can't replace them with AI. If they need five, maybe they could get by with four. Or maybe the office can just take on more work.
I'm not saying there will be no jobs lost, but the numbers will be much lower than most folks fear (or hope, for those on the other end of the stick). I think the hype is more disruptive than the AI.