Anonymous
09/16/2025 16:50
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Obvious troll is obvious.
The problem with AI isn't that it replaces menial work. That would be fine.
The problem is that the tech bros skipped right over that - alleviating no actual boring grind work thus far - and tried to make it replace knowledge work and creative work. Not only are those the good, enjoyable, intrinsically valuable and human tasks, but AI sucks at those tasks. So we're pretty tired of getting laid off or lowballed because AI is supposedly going to do them. Literally no one wants that product.
There are a million problems AI could actually solve, if anyone were interested.
The problem with AI isn't that it replaces menial work. That would be fine.
The problem is that the tech bros skipped right over that - alleviating no actual boring grind work thus far - and tried to make it replace knowledge work and creative work. Not only are those the good, enjoyable, intrinsically valuable and human tasks, but AI sucks at those tasks. So we're pretty tired of getting laid off or lowballed because AI is supposedly going to do them. Literally no one wants that product.
There are a million problems AI could actually solve, if anyone were interested.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 16:41
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
AI is the only thing helping me get the mountain of work done now that they've RIFed almost everyone in our agency and extended the hiring freeze. So yeah no.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 16:26
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So the following thread link here got me thinking about how AI will cause painful job loses. And how trump isn’t going to be around forever; a little over 2 years and he’s out for good.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1292491.page
We probably can’t stop greedy big-business from replacing the people with AI, but we sure can control government (once we are back in control).
So, why not just ban AI from the government entirely?
We can go a step further and try to restrict , as much as we can, the use of computer-technology in government?
Why not require paper backups (typed paper) for every offial document of any type? You could still have the e-file type systems, but just require that someone type it up on paper, like we used to?
It could save hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.
What kind of weirdo troll is this? People in government want to do a good job using the best tools available, just like people not in government. No one wants to be a typist for a living.
An unsuccessful one.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 16:21
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So the following thread link here got me thinking about how AI will cause painful job loses. And how trump isn’t going to be around forever; a little over 2 years and he’s out for good.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1292491.page
We probably can’t stop greedy big-business from replacing the people with AI, but we sure can control government (once we are back in control).
So, why not just ban AI from the government entirely?
We can go a step further and try to restrict , as much as we can, the use of computer-technology in government?
Why not require paper backups (typed paper) for every offial document of any type? You could still have the e-file type systems, but just require that someone type it up on paper, like we used to?
It could save hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.
What kind of weirdo troll is this? People in government want to do a good job using the best tools available, just like people not in government. No one wants to be a typist for a living.
A typist is a job. For a person. Or at least it used to be when America was supposedly great.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 16:19
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Anonymous wrote:So the following thread link here got me thinking about how AI will cause painful job loses. And how trump isn’t going to be around forever; a little over 2 years and he’s out for good.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1292491.page
We probably can’t stop greedy big-business from replacing the people with AI, but we sure can control government (once we are back in control).
So, why not just ban AI from the government entirely?
We can go a step further and try to restrict , as much as we can, the use of computer-technology in government?
Why not require paper backups (typed paper) for every offial document of any type? You could still have the e-file type systems, but just require that someone type it up on paper, like we used to?
It could save hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.
What kind of weirdo troll is this? People in government want to do a good job using the best tools available, just like people not in government. No one wants to be a typist for a living.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 15:06
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Anonymous wrote:AI sucks for lawyer work. It's actually worse than useless because it gives a partially correct answer but unless you already know the answer you will miss the fact that the AI answer either misses an exception or an important factual distinction.
AI evangelists will just tell you to use a better prompt. Have you tried starting the prompt with “you are a very good lawyer”?
Anonymous
09/16/2025 14:34
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
I'll admit (anonymously) that I have tried to use AI for my work and it unfortunately could not do it for me.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 14:34
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
My job has become increasingly automated in recent years, to the point that my job is increasingly easier, for the same amount of pay. Combined with the automation, probably 90% of it could be done by AI. At this point I'm just riding it out until I'm obsolete.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 14:29
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
AI sucks for lawyer work. It's actually worse than useless because it gives a partially correct answer but unless you already know the answer you will miss the fact that the AI answer either misses an exception or an important factual distinction.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 14:20
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Anonymous wrote:You must a boomer. I am a millennial fed and I am so excited to have AI in our agency. It will help loosen workload and let people focus on their actual skills to promote mission.
I’m also a millennial fed and I love using AI- it’s relieved me of some of my most tedious duties and lets me focus on more important and enjoy my day.
The administration is really f-ing this up at our agency. We don’t have the best tools and there aren’t trainings to teach people how to use AI in a smart way. I’m teaching myself and having a lot of fun.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 14:16
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
GenAI is not advancing human civilization lol
Anonymous
09/16/2025 14:12
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Anonymous wrote:So the following thread link here got me thinking about how AI will cause painful job loses. And how trump isn’t going to be around forever; a little over 2 years and he’s out for good.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1292491.page
We probably can’t stop greedy big-business from replacing the people with AI, but we sure can control government (once we are back in control).
So, why not just ban AI from the government entirely?
We can go a step further and try to restrict , as much as we can, the use of computer-technology in government?
Why not require paper backups (typed paper) for every offial document of any type? You could still have the e-file type systems, but just require that someone type it up on paper, like we used to?
It could save hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.
So we delay the advancement of human civilization so a fed can keep their job? Human history is paved with technological advancements that change everything (the wheel, writing, electricity, internet, etc).
Anonymous
09/16/2025 13:01
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
Great points, OP! I'm also thinking we should go back to paper ballots!
Anonymous
09/16/2025 12:54
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
You must a boomer. I am a millennial fed and I am so excited to have AI in our agency. It will help loosen workload and let people focus on their actual skills to promote mission.
Anonymous
09/16/2025 12:35
Subject: AI looming and a work proposal (for government workers)
So the following thread link here got me thinking about how AI will cause painful job loses. And how trump isn’t going to be around forever; a little over 2 years and he’s out for good.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1292491.page
We probably can’t stop greedy big-business from replacing the people with AI, but we sure can control government (once we are back in control).
So, why not just ban AI from the government entirely?
We can go a step further and try to restrict , as much as we can, the use of computer-technology in government?
Why not require paper backups (typed paper) for every offial document of any type? You could still have the e-file type systems, but just require that someone type it up on paper, like we used to?
It could save hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/1292491.page
We probably can’t stop greedy big-business from replacing the people with AI, but we sure can control government (once we are back in control).
So, why not just ban AI from the government entirely?
We can go a step further and try to restrict , as much as we can, the use of computer-technology in government?
Why not require paper backups (typed paper) for every offial document of any type? You could still have the e-file type systems, but just require that someone type it up on paper, like we used to?
It could save hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs.