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Emotional rejection of AI will lead to the same outcome as emotional rejection of cars, the printing press and computers. Additionally, when it comes to the so

by glimshe 15d ago

Emotional rejection of AI will lead to the same outcome as emotional rejection of cars, the printing press and computers. Additionally, when it comes to the software field, it will be a sure way of selecting yourself out of the work pool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--bH6O2_Vvk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--bH6O2_Vvk

lirolero 15d ago
> it will be sure way of selecting yourself out of the work pool i'm ok with that
- ftomassetti 15d ago
  It must be nice have no economic needs and have no dependents
  - lirolero 15d ago
    It is
kg 15d ago
Plenty of people live successfully without a car in 2026.
- glimshe 15d ago
  In this context, a "car" is a vehicle with some sort of engine, as opposed to a horse, mule, carriage or other animal-powered vehicle. Those who rejected cars when they came out would also happily reject buses, cabs and even trains.
  - alansaber 15d ago
    A more up-to-date analogy would probably be the people who refuse to fly in commercial aviation.
discreteevent 15d ago
> it will be sure way of selecting yourself out of the work pool If, as an engineer, you rely completely on AI then you will be selected out of the work pool. Some engineers will still be needed. If I was interviewing them (I used to do a lot of this) then I will want the ones who understand the code. If they only use AI then it will quickly become clear that they don't understand it. Why would I hire them when another person can understand it?
- glimshe 15d ago
  Yes, but let's not fall on the false dichotomy trap. The options aren't only "reject AI" and "completely rely on AI".
happytoexplain 15d ago
The whole "it's like the printing press, cars, computers, etc etc" is a weak, blunt comparison. Not only are all those things, AI included, very different from each other, but even accepting the premise, critics of technology often had/have reasonable arguments. It's a disappointingly un-thoughtful quip to see on HN so commonly. It's the kind of thing I would mostly expect to hear from non-technical people out in public spaces.
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by glimshe 15d ago

lirolero 15d ago

> it will be sure way of selecting yourself out of the work pool i'm ok with that

ftomassetti 15d ago
It must be nice have no economic needs and have no dependents
- lirolero 15d ago
  It is

kg 15d ago

Plenty of people live successfully without a car in 2026.

glimshe 15d ago
In this context, a "car" is a vehicle with some sort of engine, as opposed to a horse, mule, carriage or other animal-powered vehicle. Those who rejected cars when they came out would also happily reject buses, cabs and even trains.
- alansaber 15d ago
  A more up-to-date analogy would probably be the people who refuse to fly in commercial aviation.

discreteevent 15d ago

> it will be sure way of selecting yourself out of the work pool If, as an engineer, you rely completely on AI then you will be selected out of the work pool. Some engineers will still be needed. If I was interviewing them (I used to do a lot of this) then I will want the ones who understand the code. If they only use AI then it will quickly become clear that they don't understand it. Why would I hire them when another person can understand it?

glimshe 15d ago
Yes, but let's not fall on the false dichotomy trap. The options aren't only "reject AI" and "completely rely on AI".

happytoexplain 15d ago

The whole "it's like the printing press, cars, computers, etc etc" is a weak, blunt comparison. Not only are all those things, AI included, very different from each other, but even accepting the premise, critics of technology often had/have reasonable arguments. It's a disappointingly un-thoughtful quip to see on HN so commonly. It's the kind of thing I would mostly expect to hear from non-technical people out in public spaces.

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