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I hope you stick to your point when your job is replaced by AI.
by rwalle 4y ago
I hope you stick to your point when your job is replaced by AI.
- owlglass 4y agoBio says "middle-aged software developer," so likely just hoping it's far enough that they'll be retired when it doesn't matter to them
- anonzzzies 4y agoThat might still drag them down in retirement depending on where the profits of this revolution fall.
- slashdev 4y agoPeople in retirement live off investments, not wages. They’re exactly the class most likely to benefit. Unless you don’t have retirement savings. But your not likely to be worse off, your pension doesn’t get automated away.
- anonzzzies 4y agoIf the economy hit is large enough, money or investments or both might drop to 0. These things happen when there are huge societal changes.
- slashdev 4y agoWe’re talking different risks now though. Not about retirees being less likely to share in the profits from AI based economic growth.
- slashdev 4y agoI don’t see it happening (software engineer.) I’ve been using AI through copilot and ChatGPT for a year now. It’s great, it’s helpful, it’s worth the money. It’s not replacing me. It doesn’t let a junior dev do my job. It doesn’t make me so productive that the company will cut back on their engineering team. We’re still hiring.