> so what would I even negotiate for when everything I ever thought of got distilled into neural network weights to be high-pressure sprayed to the masses? For

> so what would I even negotiate for when everything I ever thought of got distilled into neural network weights to be high-pressure sprayed to the masses? For your unique approach to the problems at hand. Yes, 90% of the code written is CRUD, but when it's not, how it's solved matters. This is why we have grown with id Software games. They solved the problems, created new paths and methods for limited hardware for their time. This is why we praised DivX and XviD back in the day. They solved problems again which are caused by the limits of the computers. The way one solves problems matter, makes one valuable. This is why we do research and create new ways to do things. In short, your creativity is being sold/sprayed to masses.