| ▲ | Rapzid 3 hours ago | |
It's not even limited to software engineering. I'm sure word is getting around of MBAs and etc getting access to GitLab and using AI to make python apps. Look, you don't need devs anymore? Okay, but wouldn't a software engineer be better at that? "No, because I'm an SME, I know finance!". Right, but the LLM knows finance? A year ago these tools were assistants, copilots, but know.. It's clear if the pace doesn't plateau or slow greatly we are headed towards replacement of massive swaths of knowledge workers. And it risks completely destroying our society due to the economic fallout from mass unemployment.. | ||
| ▲ | astrange 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
“If you want a simple model for predicting the unemployment rate in the United States over the next few years, here it is: It will be what [Alan] Greenspan wants it to be, plus or minus a random error reflecting the fact that he is not quite God.” -- Paul Krugman, 1997 Note this does not say "it will decrease if we suddenly invent new productivity technologies". | ||
| ▲ | lowbloodsugar 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Jokes on them. You don’t need MBAs any more. You just need the cash or a credit line. | ||