AllanfromWales1 t1_j9y8p35 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Reply to comment by nothingexceptfor in The Job Market Apocalypse: We Must Democratize AI Now! by Otarih

Sorry, by 'apocalypse' I meant loss of the workplace as the social norm, not some sci-fi nonsense. In my judgement the timescale for this exceeds my life expectancy quite significantly. That in part is mediated by the fact that I'm in my late sixties with various health conditions, but even without that I think the doomsday predictions are too premature.

nothingexceptfor t1_j9yb9k3 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Fair enough, I am in my early 40s but I still think that by the rate at which advances are coming in I will see this in my life time, maybe you too.

Thank you for your reply and engagement, have a nice day.

oramirite t1_j9ykm57 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Good interaction you two. I am in my late 30s and I also believe I will see some major fallout from AI use in my lifetime.personally. Good discussion and stay in good health both of you!

LastAphrodesiac t1_j9zdz7t wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:10 PM

Some of us have already lost a decent chunk of our income and had our expensive degrees reduced to toilet paper :)

AllanfromWales1 t1_j9zph43 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:26 PM

What degree?

LastAphrodesiac t1_j9zurnz wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:02 PM

I had a graphic design degree, I was making money by freelancing photo edits and website layouts, Wix destroyed my website business, and now a lot of the clients I was talking to for photo edits and designs have pulled out, to a degree I can no longer afford adobe

So ultimately there's no point in even complaining since even if I found a client I couldn't do anything regardless :) I'm probably done with life soon XD