AI proof careers?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

+1. About a zero chance corporations give up profits to fund enough jobs to replace those displaced by AI. There will be some new jobs but not nearly enough to replace those displaced by it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

I think you underestimate the adage "necessity is the mother of all inventions". People will figure out ways to provide new goods and services.

Even so, AI requires tremendous amounts of electricity to power the AI brain. If AI gets to the point where so many jobs are replaced, where is all that energy going to come from?

Is this satire? I'm assuming this is satire...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hypothetically if AI gets to be good enough no job is safe. There is a theory that the next big economy will be the story teller economy.

AI can tell stories.

Not good ones. And factually it’s inaccurate and can’t distinguish between fact and fiction. AI can write an email but it’s not replacing a journalist anytime soon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

+1. About a zero chance corporations give up profits to fund enough jobs to replace those displaced by AI. There will be some new jobs but not nearly enough to replace those displaced by it.

So what is your perspective? Most jobs will be gone, and people will die of hunger? Great depression 2.0 fueled by AI? Human population declines by 90% and only 10% people survive? Majority population in the works needs a steady source income to live. How will the rich make money? They need to sell their goods and services to someone who has the means and resources to buy what they are selling. But if 90% of population has no money.. what does being rich even mean? As a society we will be in chaos, crime will grow astronomically, the 10% rich will be safe nowhere. They will be holed in their homes, because all the poors who can't make ends meet (and have lost jobs to AI) will be forced to steal from the rich. Does that seem a reasonable outcome?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

I think you underestimate the adage "necessity is the mother of all inventions". People will figure out ways to provide new goods and services.

Even so, AI requires tremendous amounts of electricity to power the AI brain. If AI gets to the point where so many jobs are replaced, where is all that energy going to come from?

Yeah, all those grocery store cashiers should launch unicorn startups. Sure thing. I think you underestimate the instability that desperation and resentment causes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

I think you underestimate the adage "necessity is the mother of all inventions". People will figure out ways to provide new goods and services.

Even so, AI requires tremendous amounts of electricity to power the AI brain. If AI gets to the point where so many jobs are replaced, where is all that energy going to come from?

Yeah, all those grocery store cashiers should launch unicorn startups. Sure thing. I think you underestimate the instability that desperation and resentment causes.

While overestimating the "tremendous amounts of electricity to power the AI brain" (my household consumes more energy than needed...) PP is researching AI by watching the Matrix and Terminator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

+1. About a zero chance corporations give up profits to fund enough jobs to replace those displaced by AI. There will be some new jobs but not nearly enough to replace those displaced by it.

So what is your perspective? Most jobs will be gone, and people will die of hunger? Great depression 2.0 fueled by AI? Human population declines by 90% and only 10% people survive? Majority population in the works needs a steady source income to live. How will the rich make money? They need to sell their goods and services to someone who has the means and resources to buy what they are selling. But if 90% of population has no money.. what does being rich even mean? As a society we will be in chaos, crime will grow astronomically, the 10% rich will be safe nowhere. They will be holed in their homes, because all the poors who can't make ends meet (and have lost jobs to AI) will be forced to steal from the rich. Does that seem a reasonable outcome?

Yes. When have tycoons ever turned down great power and wealth it might create a lot of poor people? Historically, 90% of populations had no money and the 10% lived in fortified compounds. Really this would just be a reversion to the norm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

+1. About a zero chance corporations give up profits to fund enough jobs to replace those displaced by AI. There will be some new jobs but not nearly enough to replace those displaced by it.

So what is your perspective? Most jobs will be gone, and people will die of hunger? Great depression 2.0 fueled by AI? Human population declines by 90% and only 10% people survive? Majority population in the works needs a steady source income to live. How will the rich make money? They need to sell their goods and services to someone who has the means and resources to buy what they are selling. But if 90% of population has no money.. what does being rich even mean? As a society we will be in chaos, crime will grow astronomically, the 10% rich will be safe nowhere. They will be holed in their homes, because all the poors who can't make ends meet (and have lost jobs to AI) will be forced to steal from the rich. Does that seem a reasonable outcome?

Yes. When have tycoons ever turned down great power and wealth it might create a lot of poor people? Historically, 90% of populations had no money and the 10% lived in fortified compounds. Really this would just be a reversion to the norm.

It's not that Tycoons turn down great power and wealth, but the poor figure out a way to get out of their misery in many ways (revolt, crime, or just finding new opportunities). Call me an optimistic, I don't think AI is going to turn US (from a wealth inequality index of 30% ) to South Africa (index 63%) due to better US economic, educational and political structure.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/wealth-inequality-by-country

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

I think you underestimate the adage "necessity is the mother of all inventions". People will figure out ways to provide new goods and services.

Even so, AI requires tremendous amounts of electricity to power the AI brain. If AI gets to the point where so many jobs are replaced, where is all that energy going to come from?

Yeah, all those grocery store cashiers should launch unicorn startups. Sure thing. I think you underestimate the instability that desperation and resentment causes.

While overestimating the "tremendous amounts of electricity to power the AI brain" (my household consumes more energy than needed...) PP is researching AI by watching the Matrix and Terminator.

I'm not the PP but the electricity/water demand by AI is not an overestimate: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ai-boom-could-use-a-shocking-amount-of-electricity/#:~:text=These%201.5%20million%20servers%2C%20running,according%20to%20the%20new%20assessment.

Water is another issue--Microsoft has sounded the alarm on it because their own water consumption increased about 1/3 in one year due to AI.
https://fortune.com/2023/09/09/ai-chatgpt-usage-fuels-spike-in-microsoft-water-consumption/


Scientific American may be pop scientific journalism, but it's more down to earth than Matrix/Terminator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, jobs will be eliminated, sure thing. But eventually, we as a society will figure out how to make money and keep people productive. No way we are going into decades long depression, where AI takes it all and human race and potential becomes completely irrelevant. I do think with the extra productive capacity, there will be more jobs exploring the next frontiers in space, bio-med research etc.

Think AI as an outsourcer (for now atleast). Humans should outsource all the jobs that they can, so they can do more interesting, ground breaking work and get some semblance of work life balance in todays hurried society. Maybe companies can do more with less, and we can afford as a society to give more generous parental leave without having to diminish corporate profitability.

Maybe the out of work people, are forced to create startups around addressing climate change, social reform. I do think AI is a net positive for a society. People who can't and won't adapt will suffer the most. So stop looking for AI proof careers, change your perspective, and see what more you can do with AI in your current jobs, upgrade skills, encourage and nudge your kids on growing up in an AI age.

This isn't scalable. Like everything, a few people will make most of the wealth off the back of AI. The governments around the world will eventually have to come up with a universal income (poverty-level) to sustain people. There's a few ways this can all go, and dystopia is one of them.

+1. About a zero chance corporations give up profits to fund enough jobs to replace those displaced by AI. There will be some new jobs but not nearly enough to replace those displaced by it.

So what is your perspective? Most jobs will be gone, and people will die of hunger? Great depression 2.0 fueled by AI? Human population declines by 90% and only 10% people survive? Majority population in the works needs a steady source income to live. How will the rich make money? They need to sell their goods and services to someone who has the means and resources to buy what they are selling. But if 90% of population has no money.. what does being rich even mean? As a society we will be in chaos, crime will grow astronomically, the 10% rich will be safe nowhere. They will be holed in their homes, because all the poors who can't make ends meet (and have lost jobs to AI) will be forced to steal from the rich. Does that seem a reasonable outcome?

PP here and crime won't rise astronomically, the capital class will invest in a robust police presence to, at the very least, protect their wealth and investments. I don't know what it will look like, I'm not saying it will eliminate 90% of jobs, but certainly a great many that won't be replaced. There will be a lot more people struggling in the future than there are today.

[Anonymous]

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Hairdresser
Teacher
Childcare
Tour Guide
Park Ranger
Diplomat
Politician

Nurse
Physical Therapist
Plumber
Electrician

Anything physical. I work in HR and I’ve been joking that I’ll turn the lights out on the way out.

[Anonymous]

Lobbyists. You’ll never get rid of us.