AI and What the Heck to Major In (if at all?)

[Anonymous]

Summarized- latest update anyone?

[Anonymous]

As a doctor I welcome AI and I hope they take my job.

[Anonymous]

If AI would take over doctor jobs, what would happen to all other lawyers, accountant, bankers? I think doctors will be the least impacted.

[Anonymous]

Plan to be good at whatever you do and stay in the loop on AI and how to work with it in your field. It will eliminate some jobs, but will enhance most. Those who understand and adjust accordingly will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think AI could do many of the jobs now. But society is not ready for it. If people are not working, that will be a major upheaval in the world as we know it. Think about your day; if you and your spouse didn’t have a structured job/career. Sounds great at first, but I’d go nuts.

In 1980, I read a book that predicted most white collar people would soon be working from home. It took until 2020 and the pandemic to make it sort of happen. And now we have RTO.

In 1988, I read a book that predicted many severe big-brothery workplace consequences of computerization. Some of it's a bit true, but white collar employment isn't worse to work at now because of networked computers/expanded WWW.

I read a lot of Jules Verne sci fi as a kid. Books about deepwater submarines and trips to the moon written in the 1860s-70s.

My experience is that trends can be seen coming for a long time. But trendspotters really hype up the speed and penetration rate of the tech. They are frequently wrong.

I wouldn't be afraid to go to med school even if an AI could do most diagnosing equivalent to me. Computers do not provide ideal standards of care or service. Japan's been tinkering with companion robots for decades now. There still aren't any I'd like to invite into my home.

[Anonymous]

AI has so much hype around it! It’s a tool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think AI could do many of the jobs now. But society is not ready for it. If people are not working, that will be a major upheaval in the world as we know it. Think about your day; if you and your spouse didn’t have a structured job/career. Sounds great at first, but I’d go nuts.

AI and its purveyors don't care what society is ready for. If it could do those jobs it would be doing it already.

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Anonymous wrote:Ultimately AIs are tools. So it's not so much that the job goes away but that one individual can do more by using these tools. Lower skill, repetitive jobs will be reduced most. For others it changes what you can do. And of course you need people to build the tools.

For the anesthesiologist example I could envision that in future you still need them but perhaps one can monitor multiple surgeries at once using these tools but maybe there is a new role for anesthesiologist tech in each room.

+1 People still have to check the output of the AI.

[Anonymous]

Yes, AI will eventually replace some jobs, but don’t worry we’ll think of new jobs!

I mean 50 years ago so many jobs weren’t even a thing… YouTuber, application user interface designer, various types of coders…

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Anonymous wrote:From the WSJ AI Conference:

Earlier Tuesday, Vinod Khosla, a prominent venture capitalist whose firm was one of OpenAI’s earliest backers, laid out a stark timeline for AI’s transformation of work. Within 10 years AI will be able to “do 80% of 80% of all jobs that we know of today,” said Khosla, a tech investor and entrepreneur for more than 40 years.

He pointed to many types of physicians and accountants as examples of professions that AI could largely supplant because these systems can more easily access a broad array of knowledge. Khosla likened the extent of the workforce changes to the disappearance of agricultural jobs in the U.S. in the 20th Century—a transition that took place over generations, not years.

Would it reduce the need for anesthesiologists?

I’ve heard anesthesiologists and radiologist are both on the chopping block!

[Anonymous]

Law.

Lawyers make the laws and the law will be that an only a human can be a lawyer.

They will be the last to be ejected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Law.

Lawyers make the laws and the law will be that an only a human can be a lawyer.

They will be the last to be ejected.

I'm a transactional lawyer and've been playing around with an early version of an AI tool for contract lawyers. It's good and getting better. It won't replace me, but I don't see us hiring as many new associates because it can certainly replace them. It's much more efficient.

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Anonymous wrote:If AI would take over doctor jobs, what would happen to all other lawyers, accountant, bankers? I think doctors will be the least impacted.

AI cannot take over the physical exam, which is a key component to diagnosis. AI can take over my charting any time it wants, we welcome that! It is already starting. We will make more $ by seeing more patients and have no "homework" every night

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From the WSJ AI Conference:

Earlier Tuesday, Vinod Khosla, a prominent venture capitalist whose firm was one of OpenAI’s earliest backers, laid out a stark timeline for AI’s transformation of work. Within 10 years AI will be able to “do 80% of 80% of all jobs that we know of today,” said Khosla, a tech investor and entrepreneur for more than 40 years.

He pointed to many types of physicians and accountants as examples of professions that AI could largely supplant because these systems can more easily access a broad array of knowledge. Khosla likened the extent of the workforce changes to the disappearance of agricultural jobs in the U.S. in the 20th Century—a transition that took place over generations, not years.

And the other 20% will be replaced with h1xbs

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Anonymous wrote:Plan to be good at whatever you do and stay in the loop on AI and how to work with it in your field. It will eliminate some jobs, but will enhance most. Those who understand and adjust accordingly will be fine.

THIS!