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Be hired for your brain and not your hands. AI will never be able to think creatively.

X6S1x6Okd1st 7y ago
Why do you believe that?
mdorazio 7y ago
On the other hand, thinking creatively is often discouraged at the majority of bigco white collar jobs and executives would gladly replace an expensive person with cheaper software doing the same task if they could do so without tripping on labor laws.
- MagnumPIG 7y ago
  Managers themselves often don't realize how much money automation could save them. Perhaps their role could be automated away ;)
  - porknubbins 7y ago
    With the amount of mind numbing easily automated work I’ve done in my career I wonder if they don’t realize or there is some kind of tacit social contract not to cause mass unemployment. Because companies could replace like 50% of office workers if they were willing to redesign their processes.
    - WrtCdEvrydy 7y ago
      That's the thing, if you tell a manager you can replace 5%, they might be okay, but say 50% and they might get scared they're on the chopping block...
    - repolfx 7y ago
      Mmm nope, they could replace the workers with more expensive programmers. So it gets into a question of how many office workers can you afford for the price of one programmer. Often not at all obvious, especially as programmers can often trend towards huge inefficiency in enterprise/corporate environments. ROI of business IT projects is not always positive you know.
ben_w 7y ago
Pft, please. Back when I was trying self employment in shareware games, the first thing I wrote was an AI to compose music for me. I can’t write music.
prawn 7y ago
I've always thought that some of the last jobs to go will be in aged care and childcare. Both are hands over brains (roughly speaking).
- Simon_says 7y ago
  The last profession to go will be the first one.
  - TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
    There are people working on this problem too.
  - aurelianito 7y ago
    The last profession will be programmer. Once it is fully automated the automated programmers will obliterate all the other jobs.
- chillacy 7y ago
  I've heard it said like this: AI will take over repetitive manual and repetitive cognitive tasks. The only thing required is that the task be repetitive (so plumbers are safe (every house is different), but truck drivers and radiologists maybe not).
- patrickk 7y ago
  In Japan, robots to aid with elderly care are being developed[1]. Probably won’t eliminate all elderly care jobs but likely will reduce the amount required. Japan is facing worker shortages and doesn’t like immigration, hence robots. I personally wouldn’t like to be looked after 100% when I’m old by a robot, but it will be interesting to see how it plays out in Japan. The rest of the rich world will face similar problems in the future. [1] https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/japan-robots-will-care-for-80-of-elderly-by-2020 https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/japan-robots-w...
turtlecloud 7y ago
Ok will hire an overseas person for 1/10 your salary.

Why do you believe that?

On the other hand, thinking creatively is often discouraged at the majority of bigco white collar jobs and executives would gladly replace an expensive person with cheaper software doing the same task if they could do so without tripping on labor laws.

MagnumPIG 7y ago
Managers themselves often don't realize how much money automation could save them. Perhaps their role could be automated away ;)
- porknubbins 7y ago
  With the amount of mind numbing easily automated work I’ve done in my career I wonder if they don’t realize or there is some kind of tacit social contract not to cause mass unemployment. Because companies could replace like 50% of office workers if they were willing to redesign their processes.
  - WrtCdEvrydy 7y ago
    That's the thing, if you tell a manager you can replace 5%, they might be okay, but say 50% and they might get scared they're on the chopping block...
  - repolfx 7y ago
    Mmm nope, they could replace the workers with more expensive programmers. So it gets into a question of how many office workers can you afford for the price of one programmer. Often not at all obvious, especially as programmers can often trend towards huge inefficiency in enterprise/corporate environments. ROI of business IT projects is not always positive you know.

ben_w 7y ago

Pft, please. Back when I was trying self employment in shareware games, the first thing I wrote was an AI to compose music for me. I can’t write music.

prawn 7y ago

I've always thought that some of the last jobs to go will be in aged care and childcare. Both are hands over brains (roughly speaking).

Simon_says 7y ago
The last profession to go will be the first one.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
  There are people working on this problem too.
- aurelianito 7y ago
  The last profession will be programmer. Once it is fully automated the automated programmers will obliterate all the other jobs.
chillacy 7y ago
I've heard it said like this: AI will take over repetitive manual and repetitive cognitive tasks. The only thing required is that the task be repetitive (so plumbers are safe (every house is different), but truck drivers and radiologists maybe not).
patrickk 7y ago
In Japan, robots to aid with elderly care are being developed[1]. Probably won’t eliminate all elderly care jobs but likely will reduce the amount required. Japan is facing worker shortages and doesn’t like immigration, hence robots. I personally wouldn’t like to be looked after 100% when I’m old by a robot, but it will be interesting to see how it plays out in Japan. The rest of the rich world will face similar problems in the future. [1] https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/japan-robots-will-care-for-80-of-elderly-by-2020 https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/06/japan-robots-w...

turtlecloud 7y ago

Ok will hire an overseas person for 1/10 your salary.