Comment by huurtehoog
1 month ago
Yeah you're right. There has been an erosion in domain expertise there.
> The accounting profession is facing a severe crisis due to a shortage of accountants.
https://www.cpajournal.com/2023/12/01/the-accounting-profess...
I don't think this is in any way a disagreement between us. In just the same way that spreadsheet software did not kill demand for accountants, I do not believe AI will kill the demand for other professionals.
Why did you scare quote addicted then? Made it sound like you were implying that spreadsheets did not erode workforce skill
It was quoting a word from this sentence in your comment:
> An entire generation of potential competition is getting addicted to the subsidized corporate tooling.
I think that using LLMs as tools for work is just like accountants using spreadsheets. If you want to describe both things with the word "addicted", then fair enough. But in my view, in both cases it is just people using a technology that is useful for their work.
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