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Originally Posted by jayswin
More importantly than any and all of this is that we needed to figure out how to support societies as AI takes over jobs.......And we're now realizing we have no plans and billion dollar businesses are not going to do **** as early optimistic projections of AI takeover assumed.
Countries will be in no position to so so either. So where are we? We're ****ed.
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Originally Posted by jayswin
I appreciate Firebot and Russic's passionate enthusiasm for AI as they're in the industry and having fun and deep in the excitement of what you can do with it, but I wouldn't be following their excitement if I was....most human beings working.  |
Ya I see nothing to disagree with here. Government already moves at a snail's pace, and all signs are pointing to a very rapid change that will require adjustment. There are more than a few canary's in the coal mine.
Computer Science jobs dropping off a cliff is definitely one of them, and we can watch those job postings dry up in real time. I should say, I only know about this from people posting online, so if I'm wrong, please fact-check me. As far as I know, I can't name an AI tool that can replace a half-competent developer yet. Perhaps by the end of 2025 with the agents we're starting to see, but certainly not over the last year.
It's also important to note, I'm generally optimistic by nature. I also don't consider myself very good at forecasting anything. The number of times I was certain of something becoming a massive problem or outrageous success only to be proven super wrong is incredible.
For that reason, while it does indeed seem hopeless at times, there's thousands upon thousands of micro developments that will change the trajectory of things in the future. I choose to be hopeful because frankly it's far more enjoyable and history tends to be on its side.
I will also absolutely own up to the fact that my job is on the chopping block and every now and then that dread certainly creeps in.