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I think that the rise of various AI helper tools puts pressure on generalists and maybe even makes it less viable to advertise oneself as generalist than before
by pxtail 3y ago
I think that the rise of various AI helper tools puts pressure on generalists and maybe even makes it less viable to advertise oneself as generalist than before - with AI helpers everyone can be generalist to some degree.
- wakawaka28 3y agoEh, it's unclear how AI would actually influence this dynamic. If you are already a generalist and AI is good, would the AI make you closer to a middling specialist in a lot of things? Personally I don't think AI is quite good enough to help anybody but the most unskilled. Its output is less credible than a dubious forum post by a stranger. I'm just making the argument as if it has already improved enough to do what you're suggesting.
- Xeamek 3y agoImo it can go both ways; What You are saying isn't wrong, but on the other hand, AI tools will make the job of generalists easier, as they can learn/use new tools faster and can have reasonable performance without the need of having to 'get used to' the given tool. While having a 'general knowledge' isn't something you will get from AI, in the sense that you at least need to know what to ask/look for.