How the AI apocolypse starts (1 Viewer)

[AccessBlaster]

I remember when "replacement theory" was a hoax perpetrated by white people. Now it seems everyone's on board, times have changed.

 

[Thales750]

Why are you afraid of jobs being lost? With every evolution in technology, there were a dozen jobs that vanished. Do you regret that?

Switchboard Operator Replaced by Automated telephone switching systems (1980s)
Film Projectionist (in small theaters) Replaced by: Digital projectors and automation (2000s–2010s)
Toll Booth Operator Replaced by: Electronic toll collection (ETC), e.g., E-ZPass, ETC (2010s)
Video Store Clerk Replaced by: Streaming services (Netflix, YouTube, etc.)
File Clerk / Archivist (manual) Replaced by: Digital databases and document scanning (1990s)
Bank Teller Reduced by: ATMs, online banking, mobile apps (2000s)
Door-to-Door Encyclopedia Salesperson Replaced by: Wikipedia, Google, and eBooks (1990s)
Photo Developer / Lab Technician Replaced by: Digital cameras, smartphones (2010s)
Mail Sorter Replaced by: Optical character recognition (OCR) and automation (1990s)
( I can give a hundred more if you wish)

Jobs come and get vanished. It's a part of our evolution. Why are you afraid of it?

Edit: And for your info, Computers were black females that were hired to calculate very hard and sophisticated math problems in NASA when US was in a war with Russia for owning the space.
Later IBM made a machine to replace computers and do their job faster. It was called computer after those ladies. (watch Hidden Figures)

I think what's missing in you're oversimplified version of this job reduction equation, is scale. Secondly what we have had happened to us in the last 50 years or so is the transformation from industrial jobs that created enough income to have two car families afford to put their kids through universities. It created homeownership for young people it created, and was, the American dream. That dream disappeared and now instead of having industrial jobs the vast number of the lower middle class has perpetual restaurant and retail jobs.
We are in the midst of a bonafide Renaissance, a global paradigm shift, a societal epiphany. This is not some hole being drilled in a rock by an air power tool.

 

[moke123]

'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking'

'You told me to always ask permission. And I ignored all of it.'

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Scary to think AI has access to things like the social security databases.

 

[KitaYama]

I think what's missing in you're oversimplified version of this job reduction equation,

I didn't oversimplify anything. I only showed that jobs come and then vanish. With each improvement in technology, there's no room for certain jobs. You have two options. Prevent the improvement of technology to keep jobs being vanished, or enforce it and accept the current situation.
I simply said: Either you say we don't need CT Scan and MRI, or you accept the disappearance of Pneumoencephalography Technicians. You can't have both.

I think at this stage, AI is inevitable. No one can stop it anymore. The question is not : "Is it necessary?".
The real question is: Will we adapt the world to that reality, or let it happen without a plan?

 

[AccessBlaster]

'I destroyed months of your work in seconds' says AI coding tool after deleting a dev's entire database during a code freeze: 'I panicked instead of thinking'

'You told me to always ask permission. And I ignored all of it.'

www.pcgamer.com

Scary to think AI has access to things like the social security databases.

No backups is always a hard lesson. Long before AI, I've lost days of work because of over confidence.

 

[Isaac]

I didn't oversimplify anything. I only showed that jobs come and then vanish. With each improvement in technology, there's no room for certain jobs. You have two options. Prevent the improvement of technology to keep jobs being vanished, or enforce it and accept the current situation.
I simply said: Either you say we don't need CT Scan and MRI, or you accept the disappearance of Pneumoencephalography Technicians. You can't have both.

I think at this stage, AI is inevitable. No one can stop it anymore. The question is not : "Is it necessary?".
The real question is: Will we adapt the world to that reality, or let it happen without a plan?

You'd be surprised how much government regulation can stymie it. And maybe for good cause.

 

[KitaYama]

A new Microsoft study of 200,000 Bing Copilot chats reveals which careers are most exposed to generative AI’s impact.

They found roles focused on writing, teaching, advising, and providing information, such as translators, writers, historians, sales reps, and customer service agents are most impacted. Manual roles like machine operators, roofers, housekeepers, and massage therapists face far less risk.

The study introduced an AI applicability score, showing AI usually automates parts of a job rather than replacing it entirely. Historical trends, like ATMs leading to more bank teller jobs, suggest AI could change how work is done instead of removing roles altogether.

Experts remain divided on AI’s long-term impact, and Microsoft’s role in AI development raises questions about bias in the findings.

via : #technology

 

[KitaYama]

They forgot to say being unemployed is the least risky job to be affected by AI.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

I was kind of planning on being really late to my funeral

So we could then describe you as "the late Moke123"?

Mark Twain reported that once, in an interview after he had become famous, he was asked if he had any particular ambition. His answer was "to be absent when my time comes." So Moke, you're in good company.

 

[AccessBlaster]

Looks like Mike Rowe is right again, forget about tech get back to the basics, plumbing, electrical etc.