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I can think of cooking as an example of a surprisingly complicated job. OTOH i can think of many supposedly "creative" jobs that are already ripe for disrupti

by return0 10y ago

I can think of cooking as an example of a surprisingly complicated job. OTOH i can think of many supposedly "creative" jobs that are already ripe for disruption. Anything that has to do with visual arts for example, architecture, industrial design, medical, law etc. These jobs may not be fully automated, but the human supervisor will be relegated to a secondary role.

mjmahone17 10y ago
Visual arts and architecture are both things that seem like they'd "suffer" from induced demand: by making it significantly easier to build a unique home, we'd be lowering the cost of people getting individualized homes, which would disproportionately increase demand. Leading to more profitable work for more architects.
- return0 10y ago
  > Leading to more profitable work for more architects. I think it will make their job easier, which means more people will compete, which means less profitable work.
- Broken_Hippo 10y ago
  It might not actually get better for architects. After all, the job is a combination of creativity and data points (will the building stand?). The data and knowledge bit could theoretically be taken over by a computer. Suddenly, normal folks can design their own house. After all, the system would know (based on current at the time knowledge) if the building is a sturdy enough design. I think that advancement would also mean it suddenly gets easier to do home improvements as well. Most new construction would still follow fads, since humans tend to like them - look at the popularity of the McMansion, after all. A few designs from creative folks, who are not architects, would be simply beautiful or simply weird. The folks in the supply chain - or whoever owns it - would wind up being more profitable because of more demand, though. edited for an afterthought.
chis 10y ago
https://www.logojoy.com/ https://www.logojoy.com/ seems surprisingly close to this. If I were starting a small business I'd probably just get my logo from this type of automated service.
- return0 10y ago
  that is awesome
- laughfactory 10y ago
  That's super cool! The only complaints I had was that it seemed to need more training, or it did relatively poorly at the training than desirable; And I wanted the ability to move around symbol and text more than it allowed. It needed to be smarter and learn faster. But still, even in its rudimentary stage it's very useful!

by return0 10y ago

mjmahone17 10y ago

Visual arts and architecture are both things that seem like they'd "suffer" from induced demand: by making it significantly easier to build a unique home, we'd be lowering the cost of people getting individualized homes, which would disproportionately increase demand. Leading to more profitable work for more architects.

return0 10y ago
> Leading to more profitable work for more architects. I think it will make their job easier, which means more people will compete, which means less profitable work.
Broken_Hippo 10y ago
It might not actually get better for architects. After all, the job is a combination of creativity and data points (will the building stand?). The data and knowledge bit could theoretically be taken over by a computer. Suddenly, normal folks can design their own house. After all, the system would know (based on current at the time knowledge) if the building is a sturdy enough design. I think that advancement would also mean it suddenly gets easier to do home improvements as well. Most new construction would still follow fads, since humans tend to like them - look at the popularity of the McMansion, after all. A few designs from creative folks, who are not architects, would be simply beautiful or simply weird. The folks in the supply chain - or whoever owns it - would wind up being more profitable because of more demand, though. edited for an afterthought.

chis 10y ago

https://www.logojoy.com/ https://www.logojoy.com/ seems surprisingly close to this. If I were starting a small business I'd probably just get my logo from this type of automated service.

return0 10y ago
that is awesome
laughfactory 10y ago
That's super cool! The only complaints I had was that it seemed to need more training, or it did relatively poorly at the training than desirable; And I wanted the ability to move around symbol and text more than it allowed. It needed to be smarter and learn faster. But still, even in its rudimentary stage it's very useful!