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Comment by tracerbulletx

8 hours ago

People enjoy a lot of the jobs in the cognitive economy though. They are fulfilling. Coding and making art and media is a passion for a lot of people, the actual act, not just the outcome. So unless people were passionate about doing back breaking farm labor its not the same thing. I'm mostly embracing AI because of what it lets me explore and learn beyond what I could before, but I'm not convinced the outcome is going to be a better world at this point.

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te_chris  8 hours ago

I think coding is done, as a trade practice. But a lot of jobs have sucked for a while anyway - endless api glue, js tedium.

There’s now a chance to do more with software.

I actually think art is safe. The machines don’t value it but we do. There’s something in that.

  • tracerbulletx  7 hours ago

    True art yeah, and people are rebelling a bit on entertainment (I don't think that will last once you can't tell). But already crushing the commercial art jobs that supported a lot of people while they did their unprofitable real art.

  • uwagar  3 hours ago

    music is so safe. ai generated music hasnt made a dent yet?

    • tracerbulletx  1 hour ago

      Its good enough to replace most stock music, or a jingle in a commercial or a quick musical hit at the beginning of a video or show. Also if you combine a knowledgeable producer with AI they can use it to make more things faster which puts pressure on supply and prices out smaller producers.