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One of the consistent refrains that I see on these threads is that AI is going to replace someone else’s job. It’s almost never going to replace our jobs, beca
by owenmarshall 4y ago
One of the consistent refrains that I see on these threads is that AI is going to replace someone else’s job.
It’s almost never going to replace our jobs, because when we test it against ours we can quickly see gaps and flaws, or worse, its overconfident yet incorrect answers.
But when we apply a surface level understanding of someone else’s job to a surface level investigation of AI’s ability to do that job, we keep coming back to the same answer: it’s here! It’s ready!
Meanwhile, if you go ask those other people, they’ll show you a ton of very good reasons why AI isn’t ready to replace their jobs, things I never knew they had to do or understand. And I bet a few of them will tell me that they heard it can write code.
- edanm 4y agoI don't know what you're talking about, it's a fairly common refrain here that AI will replace development jobs. There are some upvoted articles on musings about whether it's worth getting into the field right now.
- owenmarshall 4y agoA perfect illustration of my point. In the Carmack thread[0] someone with a surface level of what it means to work in software because they’re just entering the industry worries that ChatGPT will eliminate their entire career. Then a thread of experts goes into the many things they do today that ChatGPT can’t, and why those fears are overblown. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35216894 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35216894
- fnordpiglet 4y agoI’m 100% certain AI will replace my job. My daughter dreams of training dogs to do karate for a living, she I think will be employed for life.