| ▲ | kypro 2 days ago | |
Yes, probably... For a few years now I've been telling people to assume if they're in a tech job it will be their last. That's not to say there will be no tech jobs, but they will be very hard to get and less well paid making them relatively unattractive vs other work. As it stands it would be a mistake to focus on a career at all. It might take a few decades, but AI and robotics will eventually automate all productive labour whether we like it or not. Any job you do is at risk of disruption in various ways from here until the end. If you're still in school "learn to be a plumber" is decent advice. If you're older your best bet is probably to look for various low-skill and semi-decent paying jobs. Your main focus should be trying to achieve financial independence, your physical security and food/water security – in this order. You should also learn basic survival skills and learn how to build things. Can you grow your own food? Can you make and repair tools? In addition to the job losses political systems are likely to break down over the coming decades as AI and wealth inequality destabilises and erodes the political order. Meanwhile technological risks will undermine our security. Your concern about your passions and career will seem silly soon. While it's good people are starting to worry about mass joblessness I feel most people are still misunderstanding the full impact AI will have on society with time. Be thinking and planning for the next decade and the decade after that, not the fact there won't be any tech jobs in a few years. | ||