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The problem isn’t just “stealing the fruits of human labor”, it’s also driving down the value of human skills and even taking away human jobs.
by tom2026hn 13d ago
The problem isn’t just “stealing the fruits of human labor”, it’s also driving down the value of human skills and even taking away human jobs.
- ambicapter 13d agoOne leads to the other so its simpler to point the root issue.
- Trasmatta 13d agoAnd the cruel irony is that they stole our work to train the AI that devalues our work going forward, and will cause many of us to lose our jobs. I regret every line of open source code I ever wrote.
- tom2026hn 13d agoThis process can even feel a bit like parasitism, it empties out the host, like in <Alien>.
- bluefirebrand 13d ago> I regret every line of open source code I ever wrote And every stack overflow post, every reddit post, everything. I regret participating in the open Internet. Here I am anyways, I guess. It's just in my genes or something.
- Trasmatta 13d agoSame. I've scrubbed my presence as much as possible from the majority of the internet (except HN for whatever reason) to prevent future models from being trained on my output, but the damage is already done. Part of me exists in pretty much all AI models now, without my consent. And those models are actively stealing my career and passions.
- keeda 13d agoI think you just described "technology" -- would you outlaw all technology then? ;-)
- tstrimple 13d agoRight? I've been automating things and eliminating jobs using technology for over 20 years. No you do not need a team of five to manage your monthly reporting. We can build automated reports that are delivered automatically to everyone who needs them! No you shouldn't be managing all of this data in an excel file on a shared computer. I don't care if 90% of what Dave does during the week is maintain that file. Let's streamline that. Suddenly it's very different when it's our jobs being automated away.
- keeda 13d agoYes, I don't like it much either -- though I continue to be absolutely fascinated by all this -- but I realize this is unstoppable, and I must trust that on the balance technology has been extremely good for humanity and the source of all our progress, and so I must adapt to a new future. But I also realize the impact of technology, good or bad, entirely depends on how society uses it, and that is where our focus must lie.
- tom2026hn 13d agoI should add that we must also consider the extent and speed of replacement. If the replacement rate is too high, employment levels can’t recover, both scenarios need to be avoided.
- someguynamedq 12d agoTechnological innovation can be sped up, but it cannot be slowed down without mechanisms that create worse problems than technology. Adaptation is a political problem.
- someguynamedq 12d agoEvery tool that is developed drives down the value of human skills. All sufficiently good tools diminish or take away human jobs.