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Re: By 2050, nobody will work and everyone will believe they're scamming others

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And it's possible that "more resourceful" will try to "work" this way in a few full-time jobs at once.

But you'd think that middle management will also do the same, including hiring managers and performance monitoring etc.

But then, the ai managing those jobs would have to suck to not notice the jobs of their direct reports are being done by an ai!

So assuming the ai don't suck, they will just fire those under them and just directly use an ai, saving wages.

So in the end, the shareholders (who is in ultimate control) will just have hired an ai to manage and produce.

Re: By 2050, nobody will work and everyone will believe they're scamming others

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post #3

And it's possible that "more resourceful" will try to "work" this way in a few full-time jobs at once.

But you'd think that middle management will also do the same, including hiring managers and performance monitoring etc. But then, the ai managing those jobs would have to suck to not notice the jobs of their direct reports are being done by an ai! So assuming the ai don't suck, they will just fire those under them and just directly use an ai, saving wages. So in the end, the shareholders (who is in ultimate control)…

> the ai managing those jobs would have to suck to not notice the jobs of their direct reports are being done by an ai!

What if the employee's AI just intentionally fails the inverse Turing test?

Re: By 2050, nobody will work and everyone will believe they're scamming others

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post #3

And it's possible that "more resourceful" will try to "work" this way in a few full-time jobs at once.

But you'd think that middle management will also do the same, including hiring managers and performance monitoring etc. But then, the ai managing those jobs would have to suck to not notice the jobs of their direct reports are being done by an ai! So assuming the ai don't suck, they will just fire those under them and just directly use an ai, saving wages. So in the end, the shareholders (who is in ultimate control)…

Middle management already doesn't do anything, so no change there.

Re: By 2050, nobody will work and everyone will believe they're scamming others

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post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But you'd think that middle management will also do the same, including hiring managers and performance monitoring etc. But then, the ai managing those jobs would have to suck to not notice the jobs of their direct reports are being done by an ai! So assuming the ai don't suck, they will just fire those under them and just directly use an ai, saving wages. So in the end, the shareholders (who is in ultimate control)…

Middle management already doesn't do anything, so no change there.

You only believe this until you've had/needed a great manager.

Re: By 2050, nobody will work and everyone will believe they're scamming others

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Middle management already doesn't do anything, so no change there.

You only believe this until you've had/needed a great manager.

Had a couple, overwhelming majority is worthless. I have to cover their work all the time. It's literally "hey can you put together a plan" and then "can you analyze this plan..". Combined with an utter refusal to solve any real problems because that could lead to conflict and make them look bad.

Re: By 2050, nobody will work and everyone will believe they're scamming others

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You only believe this until you've had/needed a great manager.

Had a couple, overwhelming majority is worthless. I have to cover their work all the time. It's literally "hey can you put together a plan" and then "can you analyze this plan..". Combined with an utter refusal to solve any real problems because that could lead to conflict and make them look bad.

That’s called delegating. It’s considered good practice since it give manager reports exposure and involvement outside the team.

At the end of the day, a manager is responsible for the entire team.

Re: By 2050, nobody will work and everyone will believe they're scamming others

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post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But you'd think that middle management will also do the same, including hiring managers and performance monitoring etc. But then, the ai managing those jobs would have to suck to not notice the jobs of their direct reports are being done by an ai! So assuming the ai don't suck, they will just fire those under them and just directly use an ai, saving wages. So in the end, the shareholders (who is in ultimate control)…

Middle management already doesn't do anything, so no change there.

Said no one who has ever been a teamlead in desperate need of support.

They are not there for you. They are there for me so I can be there to support you

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