Comment by iLoveOncall
1 hour ago
Does anyone still believe that AI will replace jobs? I get further proof every day that it never will.
1 hour ago
Does anyone still believe that AI will replace jobs? I get further proof every day that it never will.
I agree with you that it probably won't replace jobs, but it will let you get more done in less time. I suspect, based on some of the stuff I've read recently, that two days with AI assistance are as exhausting/wearing as five days without, because you're trying to keep up with AI speed (another argument for slower LLMs on a local machine).
Unfortunately, I think we will also see corporate expectations that if you can get your previously normal amount of work done in two days, commonly you should be given more work. They don't need to hire that person or a replacement person for the disloyal/weak person who bailed, claiming they were overloaded.
It actually leads to more done in more time at the moment. For things that carry actual value at least.
For example your AI generated code feels very productive and "more done in less time", until you have to spend 3 times as much reviewing it, and supporting it long term compared to code written before AI.
People mistake instant gratification for long term productivity gains.
Maybe not the current versions, but a truly intelligent reasoning A.I. will certainly start to replace a lot of jobs once it comes along.