If by some miracle/disaster AI automated away a non-trivial percent of your profession over the next decade or so, what career would you switch into to take you through retirement?
Ask HN: What career would you switch into if AI ate your profession?
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#2I would work as a counselor for neurotic AIs.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/685736-modern-elevators-are...
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#3I would swap over to basic locksmithing. And / or swap to starving artist mode writing my manual AI-free fantasy novels.
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#4AI Whisperer
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#5Electrician or solar panel installation or something like that.
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#6I’d become a Yoga Instructor. I was certified as of a few years ago so I’d takes some classes again to renew my cert.
Lotsa folks attend yoga classes for the personal connection. Not just the spirituality or fitness. That personal connection can’t be replicated by AI so I think it’s a good choice if AI starts coming for my programming job.
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#8Ranger or hunter.
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#9Locksmith or electrician. If I had the cash, I'd just start a tree + algae + bsf farm.
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#10If AI took over radiology, I'd probably find my way into palliative care and education.