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I'm sticking with software development. If the robots ever get better at writing their own software than us then we'll have other problems to worry about beside

by wybiral 10y ago

I'm sticking with software development. If the robots ever get better at writing their own software than us then we'll have other problems to worry about besides work :) Plus there's a chance that it will open up a market for artisanal hand-written software (when people long for the little bugs and imperfections that make if feel authentic).

AndrewKemendo 10y ago
If the robots ever get better at writing their own software than us then we'll have other problems to worry about besides work :) I wouldn't sleep on that. It's coming.
- logfromblammo 10y ago
  To be fair, writing code better than the median software quality is not a tremendously high bar to pass. There is some truly awful code out there, and plenty of mediocre CRUD apps to add bulk around the middle. It is far more worrisome if software can write better software than the best software-writing humans. After that point, there is no job any human could do that would be competitive with AI. At that time, meat-humanity will just have to retire from the workforce, move in with its AI grandchildren, surrender its drivers' licenses, and eat discounted ramen.
  - AndrewKemendo 10y ago
    It is far more worrisome if software can write better software than the best software-writing humans. After that point, there is no job any human could do that would be competitive with AI. I don't agree with this. From an industry perspective It should be worrisome even if it's not better than the best because as you know, it's not required to be the best to take over an industry. From an AGI perspective, you are generally correct that there will be no job that a human does better than an AGI, however between the point at which it kills programming jobs and when it dominates everything there will still be bespoke jobs. Even though Nike dominates, there are still cobblers.
    - wybiral 10y ago
      Exactly. I'm sure there will be room for a locally produced software stand at the farmers market.

by wybiral 10y ago

AndrewKemendo 10y ago

If the robots ever get better at writing their own software than us then we'll have other problems to worry about besides work :) I wouldn't sleep on that. It's coming.

logfromblammo 10y ago
To be fair, writing code better than the median software quality is not a tremendously high bar to pass. There is some truly awful code out there, and plenty of mediocre CRUD apps to add bulk around the middle. It is far more worrisome if software can write better software than the best software-writing humans. After that point, there is no job any human could do that would be competitive with AI. At that time, meat-humanity will just have to retire from the workforce, move in with its AI grandchildren, surrender its drivers' licenses, and eat discounted ramen.
- AndrewKemendo 10y ago
  It is far more worrisome if software can write better software than the best software-writing humans. After that point, there is no job any human could do that would be competitive with AI. I don't agree with this. From an industry perspective It should be worrisome even if it's not better than the best because as you know, it's not required to be the best to take over an industry. From an AGI perspective, you are generally correct that there will be no job that a human does better than an AGI, however between the point at which it kills programming jobs and when it dominates everything there will still be bespoke jobs. Even though Nike dominates, there are still cobblers.
  - wybiral 10y ago
    Exactly. I'm sure there will be room for a locally produced software stand at the farmers market.