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On one hand you’re right, but you’re missing the other side - business requirements have always expanded with each innovation. Basic web dev has been commoditi

On one hand you’re right, but you’re missing the other side - business requirements have always expanded with each innovation. Basic web dev has been commoditized for awhile, but a company of any size requires much more than basic web dev. Humanity has an uncanny ability to devour any excess capacity, and I see no reason it won’t do the same with things AI makes easier/lower cost. What I do worry about is that AI will put further pressure on the lower skilled jobs keeping many people afloat. Call centers for example, likely will not exist very soon.

fhd2 4y ago
"Humanity has an uncanny ability to devour any excess capacity" Well put! You could also see the pressure on lower skilled jobs as a positive thing in that light, I suppose: Right now it's not super cheap to run a terrible call center. If five years from now you'll essentially get that for free, companies might see an opportunity to rise above "cheap and terrible" to be more competitive, which would likely create jobs again. Jobs which, however, don't have the main goal of being done cheap and terribly. A way more level playing field than what we have today, where companies compete by chosing the areas in which they want to shine. Maybe terrible writing, art and customer service becoming nearly free _can_ be a tipping point of sorts. It only wouldn't be if nobody cares, then the market will adjust for that. But I'm not giving up on consumers just yet.
- 5350-uiop-1130 4y ago
  Yes. I see AI as a good thing. - it allows us to focus on the goals and not the process - we still need people who understand the PROCESS (developers) - people who can build tools that bridges the gap between AI generated zero value spam and bespoke human created content. - we need tools to introduce subtlety and craft to AI outputs - those are things that are important in a high saturation low margin environment - attention to detail (consider videogame crash of 1980s). At the moment if i generate image with SD very difficult to change something specific in a nuanced way. that is where tools will emerge made by good developers. high value work is nuanced and often extremely subtle. An increased ability to introduce subtletly will also open up new niches of interest. because the creator can focus on expressing their ideas in very personal ways.

fhd2 4y ago

"Humanity has an uncanny ability to devour any excess capacity" Well put! You could also see the pressure on lower skilled jobs as a positive thing in that light, I suppose: Right now it's not super cheap to run a terrible call center. If five years from now you'll essentially get that for free, companies might see an opportunity to rise above "cheap and terrible" to be more competitive, which would likely create jobs again. Jobs which, however, don't have the main goal of being done cheap and terribly. A way more level playing field than what we have today, where companies compete by chosing the areas in which they want to shine. Maybe terrible writing, art and customer service becoming nearly free _can_ be a tipping point of sorts. It only wouldn't be if nobody cares, then the market will adjust for that. But I'm not giving up on consumers just yet.

5350-uiop-1130 4y ago
Yes. I see AI as a good thing. - it allows us to focus on the goals and not the process - we still need people who understand the PROCESS (developers) - people who can build tools that bridges the gap between AI generated zero value spam and bespoke human created content. - we need tools to introduce subtlety and craft to AI outputs - those are things that are important in a high saturation low margin environment - attention to detail (consider videogame crash of 1980s). At the moment if i generate image with SD very difficult to change something specific in a nuanced way. that is where tools will emerge made by good developers. high value work is nuanced and often extremely subtle. An increased ability to introduce subtletly will also open up new niches of interest. because the creator can focus on expressing their ideas in very personal ways.