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We're all tired of it, but to ignore it is to be unemployed.

sph 2y ago
Depends on which point of your career. With 18 years of experience, consulting for tech companies, I can afford to be tired of AI. I don't get paid to write boilerplate code, and avoiding anyone knocking at the door with yet another great AI-powered idea makes commercial sense, just like I have ignored everyone wanting to build the next blockchain product 5 years ago, with no major loss of income. Also, running a bootstrapped business, I have bigger fishes to fry than playing mentor to Copilot to write a React component or generating bullshit copy for my website. I'm not sure we need more FUD saying that the choice is between AI or unemployment.
- Al-Khwarizmi 2y ago
  I find comparisons between AI and blockchain very misleading. Blockchain is almost entirely useless in practice. I have no reason to disdain it, in fact I was active in crypto around 10-12 years ago when I was younger and more excited about tech than now, and I had fun. But the fact is that the utility that it has brought to most of society is essentially to have some more speculative assets to gamble on, at ludicrous energy and emissions costs. Generative AI, on the other hand, is something I'm already using almost every day and it's saving me work. There may be a bubble but it will be more like the dotcom bubble (i.e., not because the tech is useless, but because many companies jump to make quick bucks without even knowing much about the tech).
- Applejinx 2y ago
  I mean, to be selfish at apparently a dicey point in history, go ahead and FUD and get people to believe this. None of my useful work is AI-able, and some of the useful work is towards being able to stand apart from what is obviously generated drivel. Sounds like the previous poster with the bootstrapped business is in a similar position. Apparently AI is destroying my potential competition. That seems unfair, but I didn't tell 'em to make such an awful mistake. How loudly am I obliged to go 'stop, don't, come back'?
sunaookami 2y ago
Speak for yourself.
snickerer 2y ago
How all those cab drivers who ignore autonomous driving are now unemployed?
- anonzzzies 2y ago
  When it's for sale everywhere (I cannot buy one) and people trust it, all cab drivers will be gone. Unemployed will depend on the resilience, but unlike cars replacing coach drivers, there is not really a similar thing a cab driver can pivot to.
  - snickerer 2y ago
    Yes, we can imagine a future where all cab drivers are unemployed, replaced by autonomous driving. However, we don't know when this will happen, because autonomous driving is a much harder problem than the hype from a few years ago suggested. There isn't even proof that autonomous driving will ever be able to fully replace human drivers.
    - testval123 2y ago
      Have you taken a Waymo recently? I would take it over a human driver much of the time.
kasperni 2y ago
> We're all tired of it, You’re feeling tired of AI, but let’s delve deeper into that sentiment for a moment. AI isn’t just a passing trend—it’s a multifaceted tool that continues to elevate the way we engage with technology, knowledge, and even each other. By harnessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence, we allow ourselves to explore new frontiers of creativity, problem-solving, and efficiency. The interplay between human intuition and AI’s data-driven insights creates a dynamic that enriches both. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by it, imagine the opportunities—how AI can shoulder the burdens of mundane tasks, freeing you to focus on the more nuanced, human elements of life. /s
- rlwatd 2y ago
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kunley 2y ago
With all due respect, that's seems like a cliche, repeated maybe because others repeat that already. Working in IT operations (mostly), I haven't seen literally any case of someone's job in danger because of not using "AI".
Sateeshm 2y ago
The thing with AI tools is that there is nothing to learn. That's the whole point of the AI tools. So not much of an advantage in the job market.

sph 2y ago

Depends on which point of your career. With 18 years of experience, consulting for tech companies, I can afford to be tired of AI. I don't get paid to write boilerplate code, and avoiding anyone knocking at the door with yet another great AI-powered idea makes commercial sense, just like I have ignored everyone wanting to build the next blockchain product 5 years ago, with no major loss of income. Also, running a bootstrapped business, I have bigger fishes to fry than playing mentor to Copilot to write a React component or generating bullshit copy for my website. I'm not sure we need more FUD saying that the choice is between AI or unemployment.

Al-Khwarizmi 2y ago
I find comparisons between AI and blockchain very misleading. Blockchain is almost entirely useless in practice. I have no reason to disdain it, in fact I was active in crypto around 10-12 years ago when I was younger and more excited about tech than now, and I had fun. But the fact is that the utility that it has brought to most of society is essentially to have some more speculative assets to gamble on, at ludicrous energy and emissions costs. Generative AI, on the other hand, is something I'm already using almost every day and it's saving me work. There may be a bubble but it will be more like the dotcom bubble (i.e., not because the tech is useless, but because many companies jump to make quick bucks without even knowing much about the tech).
Applejinx 2y ago
I mean, to be selfish at apparently a dicey point in history, go ahead and FUD and get people to believe this. None of my useful work is AI-able, and some of the useful work is towards being able to stand apart from what is obviously generated drivel. Sounds like the previous poster with the bootstrapped business is in a similar position. Apparently AI is destroying my potential competition. That seems unfair, but I didn't tell 'em to make such an awful mistake. How loudly am I obliged to go 'stop, don't, come back'?

sunaookami 2y ago

Speak for yourself.

snickerer 2y ago

How all those cab drivers who ignore autonomous driving are now unemployed?

anonzzzies 2y ago
When it's for sale everywhere (I cannot buy one) and people trust it, all cab drivers will be gone. Unemployed will depend on the resilience, but unlike cars replacing coach drivers, there is not really a similar thing a cab driver can pivot to.
- snickerer 2y ago
  Yes, we can imagine a future where all cab drivers are unemployed, replaced by autonomous driving. However, we don't know when this will happen, because autonomous driving is a much harder problem than the hype from a few years ago suggested. There isn't even proof that autonomous driving will ever be able to fully replace human drivers.
  - testval123 2y ago
    Have you taken a Waymo recently? I would take it over a human driver much of the time.

kasperni 2y ago

> We're all tired of it, You’re feeling tired of AI, but let’s delve deeper into that sentiment for a moment. AI isn’t just a passing trend—it’s a multifaceted tool that continues to elevate the way we engage with technology, knowledge, and even each other. By harnessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence, we allow ourselves to explore new frontiers of creativity, problem-solving, and efficiency. The interplay between human intuition and AI’s data-driven insights creates a dynamic that enriches both. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by it, imagine the opportunities—how AI can shoulder the burdens of mundane tasks, freeing you to focus on the more nuanced, human elements of life. /s

rlwatd 2y ago
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kunley 2y ago

With all due respect, that's seems like a cliche, repeated maybe because others repeat that already. Working in IT operations (mostly), I haven't seen literally any case of someone's job in danger because of not using "AI".

Sateeshm 2y ago

The thing with AI tools is that there is nothing to learn. That's the whole point of the AI tools. So not much of an advantage in the job market.