Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 16:07     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Anonymous wrote:Lol, you want the government to create new agencies to put people to work. Ummmm…


+1 You might want to call someone at this entity called DOGE about that idea, because they're cutting people at agencies who were doing important things.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 16:05     Subject: Re:Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Anonymous wrote:One idea would be for the states (and DC) to ban self-serve gas at filling stations.

They do this in NJ and Oregon, I think. It’s also a safety issue to have just anyone do this.

Bring back full-service.


Full service truly sucks. You have to wait for them to get to you then wait for them to get back to you so you can pay. They frequently hit the side of your car with the pump nozzle. The jobs should make the customer experience better, not worse.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 15:51     Subject: Re:Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
One idea would be for the states (and DC) to ban self-serve gas at filling stations.

They do this in NJ and Oregon, I think. It’s also a safety issue to have just anyone do this.

Bring back full-service.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 15:03     Subject: Re:Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Mass job loss due to automation has been predicted since the industrial revolution. It hasn't happened yet. Jobs have changed, but not gone away. This seems to be the likely pattern that will be repeated in the coming decades.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:53     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Anonymous wrote:The problem AI is trying to solve is "I don't want to pay people" and the result is a less satisfactory product than if you just paid the people who already do the jobs.

Think about call centers - does anybody want an AI chat bot to resolve a customer service problem? No, it's useless. Does anybody want to call an offshore call center? Also no, though it's usually better than AI. But people love the US-based hotlines and higher-end bank service lines. You have to pay for a good customer service experience, there is no way around that.


This x1000! AI could do my job...very poorly. The goal of replacing me with AI isn't to improve anything. It's to fire me.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:53     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Use AI to do your own job 5x better. Try to think through how you can use it and leverage your abilities.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:52     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The problem AI is trying to solve is "I don't want to pay people" and the result is a less satisfactory product than if you just paid the people who already do the jobs.

Think about call centers - does anybody want an AI chat bot to resolve a customer service problem? No, it's useless. Does anybody want to call an offshore call center? Also no, though it's usually better than AI. But people love the US-based hotlines and higher-end bank service lines. You have to pay for a good customer service experience, there is no way around that.


Actually I would rather an ai chatbot as it will give me a refund as I can escalate to the max. The refunds would be more generous if there were few to no people employed for customer service.


LOL this is cute and implies you haven't interacted with AI chat bots much. They are t programmed to give more refunds.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:49     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The problem AI is trying to solve is "I don't want to pay people" and the result is a less satisfactory product than if you just paid the people who already do the jobs.

Think about call centers - does anybody want an AI chat bot to resolve a customer service problem? No, it's useless. Does anybody want to call an offshore call center? Also no, though it's usually better than AI. But people love the US-based hotlines and higher-end bank service lines. You have to pay for a good customer service experience, there is no way around that.


Actually I would rather an ai chatbot as it will give me a refund as I can escalate to the max. The refunds would be more generous if there were few to no people employed for customer service.


So a few dollars for you personally is more important than a stable society where everyone so inclined can support themselves through work?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:48     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
This is why I side-eye everyone - particularly those in business and government - that seems so excited at AI taking over jobs.

What is the plan for this huge swath of out of work people? Are they planning for this? Or they’re just trying to scare people with the potential of this happening?

I don’t understand the AI end game, at all.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:46     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Anonymous wrote:The problem AI is trying to solve is "I don't want to pay people" and the result is a less satisfactory product than if you just paid the people who already do the jobs.

Think about call centers - does anybody want an AI chat bot to resolve a customer service problem? No, it's useless. Does anybody want to call an offshore call center? Also no, though it's usually better than AI. But people love the US-based hotlines and higher-end bank service lines. You have to pay for a good customer service experience, there is no way around that.


Actually I would rather an ai chatbot as it will give me a refund as I can escalate to the max. The refunds would be more generous if there were few to no people employed for customer service.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:39     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Ok so people who wrote marketing and ad copy, copy editors, etc can get shovel ready jobs?
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 14:30     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Anonymous wrote:Lol, you want the government to create new agencies to put people to work. Ummmm…



Fair point as to WPA.

But who says it has to be the federal government? State governments could step in here too, and plenty of states are not MAGA.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 12:21     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
The problem AI is trying to solve is "I don't want to pay people" and the result is a less satisfactory product than if you just paid the people who already do the jobs.

Think about call centers - does anybody want an AI chat bot to resolve a customer service problem? No, it's useless. Does anybody want to call an offshore call center? Also no, though it's usually better than AI. But people love the US-based hotlines and higher-end bank service lines. You have to pay for a good customer service experience, there is no way around that.
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 12:13     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
Lol, you want the government to create new agencies to put people to work. Ummmm…
Anonymous
Post 05/12/2025 12:11     Subject: Creating replacement jobs for those lost to AI. Ideas?
It’s clear we need to create jobs and do it quickly.

Maybe something like the 1930s WPA, or other New Deal agencies are what we need right now? Doesn’t our infrastructure need rebuilding at the moment too?