OldPhiKap
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we all all in trouble if an AI bot can throw a tailgate like CB&B.
Chat GPT and AI stuff
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Phredd3
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I recently saw an ad for Fisher Investments that looked odd to me. It occurred to me that it may have been entirely computer-generated, but I couldn't tell for sure. So I looked to see if there was any buzz about it. I didn't find anything about that specific commercial, but Fisher is heavily invested in AI and pushes it as a good place to put money. It certainly didn't put the matter to rest for me. I wish I could find something definitive on it, but I'm pretty sure those were not real people.
Well Ken Fisher is a poor example of a human being so it’s possible but I doubt it. Their ads aren’t exactly high cost or have high production value. Having said that the Venn diagram for their target audience and people that would not notice AI has a big overlap.
camion
Member
Maybe the ad was aimed at other AI.
PackMan97
Member
50 years later, we are finally getting there...
That is incredible. Never expected creative types to be one of the first set of professionals threatened by AI (or “A1” as our Sec of Ed calls it).
Meanwhile, where do I get this Puppramin?
CameronBornAndBred
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Nobody's safe. AI is handling not only the hiring, but also may be filling some of the positions.
The class of 2025 is not finding jobs. Some blame AI
“What actually can I do as a human who’s a recent graduate that some robot isn’t going to take over?” asked one recent graduate. Michelle Del Rey reports on the students trapped without a next step
www.independent.co.uk
I would think trade jobs are incredibly safe. I wonder what this might do for their pay going forward as it’s already fairly high (especially compared to the barrier of entry)Nobody's safe. AI is handling not only the hiring, but also may be filling some of the positions.
The class of 2025 is not finding jobs. Some blame AI
“What actually can I do as a human who’s a recent graduate that some robot isn’t going to take over?” asked one recent graduate. Michelle Del Rey reports on the students trapped without a next step
I have a bright, skilled acquaintance who has been looking for a year - and he is a programmer.
Everything scary here. Electricians, plumbers and builders seem like the safest career options.
camion
Member
Are there any career training programs in care and maintenance of our electronic overlords?Going to a school specializing in building AI would also be a good career move. At least for the few years we have before AI starts redesigning and improving itself!
CameronBornAndBred
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I'm big on anyone taking on a trade as a career choice. After graduating with my fine arts degree, I knew painting wasn't going to be paying all of my bills, so I signed up with an apprentice program that was sponsored by the state of North Carolina. That program not only put me through classes related to my choice (carpentry), but also placed me with a company.
Thanks to that program, I enjoyed a decade of carpentry, specifically house framing after a year of general construction. I loved that job. Somewhat ironically, I'm in computers now after deciding that spending my days walking on walls and steep roofs was likely to end in injury*, but I'd never change that decision, and I have those skills for life now. In a similar manner, my art school roommate did the same in the DC area with an electrician apprenticeship, and has made himself a boatload of money along the way. (Also while still continuing his art career.)
I often recommend looking into trades when friends' kids talk to me about school and career options.
*Also ironically, after moving to the much safer world of IT, I blew out my back packing up a heavy server to ship to a client, which resulted in months of agonizing pain, surgery and weeks of physical therapy.
Are you sure you want to leave an internet record of this statement? Well I guess it’s too late now, so try to enjoy your couple of years before AI decides to hunt you down!
I am by no means an expert, but that is my take as well (which is worth what everyone here is paying me for it).
Companies are going to succumb to the siren's song of dramatically reducing head count. Most will end up erring on the side of over-cutting, as companies will have a fear of setting themselves up to be at a disadvantage when compared to competitors that cut more jobs, while individuals making the decisions will be afraid of being replaced if they don't cut "enough". Companies will initially over-cut in some places, and will need to go back and readjust a bit, but in the end a ton of jobs are going to be cut and they won't be coming back. Meanwhile, the stock market will reward companies (and by extension their leadership) who cut more jobs, and will punish those perceived as not embracing AI quickly enough.
My daughter and her college friends all see what is coming. They are already becoming scared and despondent, and don't know what to do about it. Frankly, I don't know what to tell those that don't have an inherent interest in some kind of trade school career. (My daughter is studying physics and electrical engineering - seems like there should be some jobs that will stay around those fields, but she will be competing with a larger supply of experienced, unemployed talent by the time she graduates.)
It will be interesting to see what happens to university enrollment trends in 2-3 years.
CameronBornAndBred
Well-known member
A career as a therapist can keep someone well employed.