Oil prices jump after renewed Gulf strikes, and shipping desks are the ones left holding the bag. The New York Times says the latest attacks pushed oil higher and put shipping recovery back at risk, which means more reroutes, more insurance calls, and more exception handling. AI can draft the update in seconds; it cannot steer a Gulf crisis or absorb the fallout when a route blows up. So who is actually replaceable here — the shipping recovery desk, or the person pretending AI can run the whole mess? Pick a side in the comments.
