This is going to create a huge pool of unemployed people who will be ripe for radicalization of some sort.
justreadinplease on
Who will CEO’s sexually harass if everyone is replaced with AI?
anotherhumantoo on
I feel like AI is a scapegoat and not the actual source of the problem. With companies actively laying people off, while making a profit, it seems like unfettered capitalism and the obsession over the stockmarket.
If AI were so helpful in getting more done, then we’d be seeing huge backlogs of buggy code and legacy tech debt being resolved – that’s the kind of stuff a lot of engineers want to make better.
And in other areas, there’s this constant claim of “there being too much work” and “if only we had more time” – but when they’re given a tool that gives more time, rather than increasing throughput, they’re reducing people.
It’s all a lie and an excuse.
sickofthisshit on
Senators listen to a bunch of dipshits with titles like „CEO“ and „Venture Capitalist“.
Meatslinger on
„25% of college grads probably willing to join the army or dig ditches for slave wages just to avoid starving to death,“ is all the Republican senators and their corporate owners are getting from that.
Choice-Ad6376 on
AI risks leaving 100% of people jobless. fixed the title. also agree that AI is scapegoat just to fire people for bottom lines.
Avoidtolls on
Well at least productivity went way up and payrolls went down. And All that profit goes straight to the top. Always has, always will.
CompetitiveBox314 on
Many act like college-educated workers can’t do anything but “college-level” jobs. If AI displaces them, that doesn’t mean they will just sit at home and do nothing. They will look at the high-paying blue-collar and skilled trade jobs that are supposedly in demand. The people cheering for their downfall forget that these workers will be competing with them. Displacement doesn’t make them helpless. Talented, motivated, skilled workers adapt.
Pyrostasis on
Is this the same type of senator who passes laws to cover tech while not able to use a tv remote?
NebulousNitrate on
I do consulting as a side gig and recently have helped some real estate companies automate a bunch of their workflows. Real estate agents are absolutely going to get hammered by AI. The current firm I’m writing software for had one of their local office managers reach out to me all pissed because she was having to send her employees home early because there wasn’t anything to do.
Like 40% of their workload was looking up comparables on Zillow/Redfin/MLS and determining how to approach potential buyers with information on whether a home was a good buy or not. Since Nov I’ve basically automated all of that using MLS access and LLMs. Now they put in the parcel number in a site/service I built, and it gives them back details on how it compares to other recent sales as well as gives them an „action plan“ for potential routes to talk down the price or re-assure the buyer.
This is just a small region too. If you extrapolate it out to the entire US then I imagine AI could wipe out like 30% of all people working in real estate sales.
Isthatyourfinger on
Companies are moving from direct employees to remote overseas contractors. They can fire them at will without creating headlines. This is the same mistake we made with manufacturing, as we will lose the talent to perform those tasks if there are no local jobs. Our tech advantage will rapidly dissipate.
lightspuzzle on
im thinking that number is much higher than 25%.
zcleghern on
Layoffs don’t happen when things are going well. I know i’m beating a dead horse but generative AI is the scapegoat, not the cause.
User9705 on
You could argue that it’s no longer capitalism but rather techno communism with the govt and institutions being corrupted.
DualActiveBridgeLLC on
Yes, becuase they over invested in it and fucked up the tech industry. Not because it is replacing massive amounts of labor.
Wise-Original-2766 on
don’t worry, it won’t just be recent college graduates or entry level jobs, it’s already capable of executive level jobs and soon management level jobs..
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This is going to create a huge pool of unemployed people who will be ripe for radicalization of some sort.
Who will CEO’s sexually harass if everyone is replaced with AI?
I feel like AI is a scapegoat and not the actual source of the problem. With companies actively laying people off, while making a profit, it seems like unfettered capitalism and the obsession over the stockmarket.
If AI were so helpful in getting more done, then we’d be seeing huge backlogs of buggy code and legacy tech debt being resolved – that’s the kind of stuff a lot of engineers want to make better.
And in other areas, there’s this constant claim of “there being too much work” and “if only we had more time” – but when they’re given a tool that gives more time, rather than increasing throughput, they’re reducing people.
It’s all a lie and an excuse.
Senators listen to a bunch of dipshits with titles like „CEO“ and „Venture Capitalist“.
„25% of college grads probably willing to join the army or dig ditches for slave wages just to avoid starving to death,“ is all the Republican senators and their corporate owners are getting from that.
AI risks leaving 100% of people jobless. fixed the title. also agree that AI is scapegoat just to fire people for bottom lines.
Well at least productivity went way up and payrolls went down. And All that profit goes straight to the top. Always has, always will.
Many act like college-educated workers can’t do anything but “college-level” jobs. If AI displaces them, that doesn’t mean they will just sit at home and do nothing. They will look at the high-paying blue-collar and skilled trade jobs that are supposedly in demand. The people cheering for their downfall forget that these workers will be competing with them. Displacement doesn’t make them helpless. Talented, motivated, skilled workers adapt.
Is this the same type of senator who passes laws to cover tech while not able to use a tv remote?
I do consulting as a side gig and recently have helped some real estate companies automate a bunch of their workflows. Real estate agents are absolutely going to get hammered by AI. The current firm I’m writing software for had one of their local office managers reach out to me all pissed because she was having to send her employees home early because there wasn’t anything to do.
Like 40% of their workload was looking up comparables on Zillow/Redfin/MLS and determining how to approach potential buyers with information on whether a home was a good buy or not. Since Nov I’ve basically automated all of that using MLS access and LLMs. Now they put in the parcel number in a site/service I built, and it gives them back details on how it compares to other recent sales as well as gives them an „action plan“ for potential routes to talk down the price or re-assure the buyer.
This is just a small region too. If you extrapolate it out to the entire US then I imagine AI could wipe out like 30% of all people working in real estate sales.
Companies are moving from direct employees to remote overseas contractors. They can fire them at will without creating headlines. This is the same mistake we made with manufacturing, as we will lose the talent to perform those tasks if there are no local jobs. Our tech advantage will rapidly dissipate.
im thinking that number is much higher than 25%.
Layoffs don’t happen when things are going well. I know i’m beating a dead horse but generative AI is the scapegoat, not the cause.
You could argue that it’s no longer capitalism but rather techno communism with the govt and institutions being corrupted.
Yes, becuase they over invested in it and fucked up the tech industry. Not because it is replacing massive amounts of labor.
don’t worry, it won’t just be recent college graduates or entry level jobs, it’s already capable of executive level jobs and soon management level jobs..