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I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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Re: I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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The only prediction that I think is robust is: Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow.

Same situation with internet, we saw a bubble but ultimately those that changed their business around it monopolized various industries where they were slow to react.

Some jobs will be replaced outright but most will use AI tools and we might see reduced wages/positions available for a very long time coupled with economic downturn.

Re: I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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The only prediction that I think is robust is: Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow. Same situation with internet, we saw a bubble but ultimately those that changed their business around it monopolized various industries where they were slow to react. Some jobs will be replaced outright but most will use AI tools and we might see reduced wages/positions available for a very long time…

> Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow.

Unless they let their skills atrophy by offloading them to AI. The things they can do will be commodified and low value.

I suspect there will be demand for those who instead chose to hone their skills.

Re: I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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None of the predictions have any substance. It's always vague. Where are the ideas around which algorithms will be next after Transformers? Why is there no thought around the real planning on HBM memory and what we will do with the increased throughput? The forecasts, as the author aptly mentioned, are for the headlines.

Re: I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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post #4

The only prediction that I think is robust is: Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow. Same situation with internet, we saw a bubble but ultimately those that changed their business around it monopolized various industries where they were slow to react. Some jobs will be replaced outright but most will use AI tools and we might see reduced wages/positions available for a very long time…

> Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow. Unless they let their skills atrophy by offloading them to AI. The things they can do will be commodified and low value. I suspect there will be demand for those who instead chose to hone their skills.

I think if you have that problem, then you're not using AI as a tool; AI is using you.

Using AI as a tool doesn't mean having it do everything; it means you have the skill and knowledge to know where and how you can use it.

Re: I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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The only prediction that I think is robust is: Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow. Same situation with internet, we saw a bubble but ultimately those that changed their business around it monopolized various industries where they were slow to react. Some jobs will be replaced outright but most will use AI tools and we might see reduced wages/positions available for a very long time…

AI tools will get easier and easier to use. There will be no skill level required to use them effectively.

Re: I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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The only prediction that I think is robust is: Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow. Same situation with internet, we saw a bubble but ultimately those that changed their business around it monopolized various industries where they were slow to react. Some jobs will be replaced outright but most will use AI tools and we might see reduced wages/positions available for a very long time…

Identifying the 1% of ai use cases that are useful and refusing to have your attention stolen by the 99% that is mild melting garbage will be the key ai skill for the ai future

Re: I am just sooo sick of AI prediction content, let's kill it already

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post #4

The only prediction that I think is robust is: Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow. Same situation with internet, we saw a bubble but ultimately those that changed their business around it monopolized various industries where they were slow to react. Some jobs will be replaced outright but most will use AI tools and we might see reduced wages/positions available for a very long time…

> Those who use AI as tool today will replace those that aren't tomorrow. Unless they let their skills atrophy by offloading them to AI. The things they can do will be commodified and low value. I suspect there will be demand for those who instead chose to hone their skills.

There always has been, thus far. When I was attending CC for an A+ class in High School, my lab partner was a woman in her early 40s who pulled down a staggering amount of money doing COBOL programming. I learned first hand that for every advancement in technology, there will always be folks who (rightly or wrongly) find no value proposition in upgrading needlessly.

AI as it presently stands is very much one of those things where in the immediate, sure, there’s money to be made jumping on the bandwagon. Even I keep tinkering with it in some capacity from an IT POV, and it has some legitimate use cases that even surprise me sometimes.

However, I aim to build a career like the COBOL programmer did: staying technically sharp as the world abstracts away, because someone, somewhere, will eventually need help digging out of a hole that upgrades or automation got them into.

And at that point, you can bill for the first class airfare, the five-star hotel, and four-figures a day to save their ass.

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