re: Could AI take your job?

I would love for AI to take my job. We should all cheer for technological advancement...if its taking our jobs then hopefully there's more good that comes from it than bad. All technological changes come with great things and bad things...you cant have it one way.

My job would be one of the last that AI could ever replace. I run a record shop specializing in rarer used records.

However, if AI further shrinks the percentage of Americans with middle class type jobs that give them a bit of extra money to spend on enjoyment, mine is certainly at risk.

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AI can take any job, with the way people are talking about it, and, if it comes to fruition, it will.

I have discussed the difference between previous new tech booms and this one.

Never before has it been “replace the worker” on this scale.

And there isn’t a “just shift to AI repair and management”.

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let me know when AI is intrinsically safe, can put on a harness to climb out on a structure, perform an evaluation of a piece of equipment while taking measurements, readings and etc

all while working in an operating refinery where the conditions are.....should I say less than optimal operating conditions for a AI robot

not to mention on large pieces of equipment, structures etc the best scan out is stil =/- 10mm on top of having to be on a stable surface with uninterrupted line of site, has to be a certain distance from equipment and cant handle vibration

So yea when an AI robot can handle all of that.....i will worry.

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And when the efficiency quadruples by removing the human element?

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Well good thing I really know how to us AI and am extremely efficient with its help

AI still has huge issues being accurate at all times, insurance companies will still mandate a human be involved for the type of engineering I do and on top of that the state board will too.

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I can’t wait for the first AI lawyer or judge.

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I don't see how an AI judge would be constitutional at any level above like traffic tickets. It's a huge due process violation.

Not sure who is going to hire an AI lawyer for any type of litigation either.

Where AI will disrupt the legal field is in giving law students the chance to get internships in law school and phasing out paralegals. It'll probably reduce the need for lower level associates too. The firms that are able to leverage it properly will succeed, but a ton of the smaller, local firms will struggle.

My practice area necessitates high volume, and my client base very much values personal relationships. It also typically has some of the lowest profit margins in the legal industry, so a lot of solo and small firms. I've been using an AI system that isn't great but has allowed me to run about 15% better profit margins than my goal. Currently working with a developer to build out an internal system that will allow me to use even more AI driven tech and get rid of a lot of other software and allow me to produce work product, both internally and externally, more efficiently driving that profit margin up even more. I'll be able to continue to offer my services at better rates than other firms in my area because of it, while maintaining solid representation and above average client experience for my clients and still making the venture very financially feasible. That's the plan at least, but best laid plans of mice and men and all.

From what I can see it can certainly help people be more efficient in my profession but not replace people.

My leadership certainly seems to think otherwise as they just cut 30% of staff in my role to have AI take over the responsibilities.

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AI still has huge issues being accurate at all times, insurance companies will still mandate a human be involved for the type of engineering I do and on top of that the state board will too.

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Sure, but the rate at which it is advancing will make that argument moot in no time at all.

Hell, we have all seen the advancement in the past few years.

How good some of these models have become now will look like fingerpaint compared to where it will probably be in no time.

These businesses have already expressed their goal, to replace the human worker.

This idea of “useful tool” is fine, but that isn’t its predicted purpose.

Pretty much any job that requires a computer is at risk, which is a massive percentage of the job market.

So, society will be left with the physical labor market?

Yea, I bet that will go over well.

No.

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Could AI take your job?

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Not before I will voluntarily go home.

Possibly AI could handle some of the tasks that I presently do and thereby diminish the total value of what I do. That also means a higher number of people could hypothetically do the remaining responsibilities that my job requires.

Basic economics would suggest that my diminished responsibilities would be worth less in the job market.

I won’t be around in the world of work to see this evolution.

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Could AI take your job?

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Absolutely, and has for some already. It will, initially, take many entry level tech jobs, but I think it will become a tool used to enhance productivity and elevate many of those jobs.

I will say I am glad to be at the end of my career instead of at the beginning, but even then, if you become proficient in using AI to become more productive, you will be okay.