I don't think we can halt the elimination of "dumb jobs" simply by stopping AI. There are too many other causes of those eliminations, and not just the bottom of the barrel dumb jobs. When was the last time you went into a bank? How many tellers do you think they have nowadays? Fewer than before.
On the other hand, self-checkout at the grocery store was supposed to eliminate grocery clerks in full. How has that worked out? I don't see any fewer regular checkouts than before.
Things change. Types of jobs change. The jobs we hold today are far different than those we held 100 years ago - but we still manage.
As for the loss of the middle class, that is due to a lot more than AI.
