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Maximum movement of capital to as few individuals as possible
That's totally achievable now and in the recent past. Write the code yourself? Several billionaires have done this.
> The roadmap to success will most likely start with training or fine-tuning on data from human professionals performing the task, and proceed with reinforcement learning in custom environments designed to capture more of the complexity of what people do in their jobs. > [...] > We think this is essentially a data problem, not an algorithms problem. This is extremely hand-wavy. How are you going to instrument the var…
> Once this occurs, many software engineers could perhaps transition into adjacent positions that rely on similar expertise but are significantly harder to automate, such as software engineering management, product management, or executive leadership within software companies. > In these roles, their responsibilities would shift from writing code and debugging to higher-level oversight, decision-making, and strategic…
That's...ridiculous. I'm a product manager, and AI is already chipping away at my job.
Two months ago I said to one of my devs, "Our dashboard here looks very bland. What if we had a more visual display of the pipeline statuses across the top of the screen?" He said he thought that was a good idea, and I went to lunch. I came back and started sketching up some ideas for how to lay out the statuses. I had barely gotten started with that when he called me over to show me what cursor had come up with when asked: it was better than what I was sketching, for sure.
We're (white collar work) going to be 90% automated in less than ten years, and I feel like I'm being conservative saying ten years.
This "problem" is pathological and those selling solutions are misleading those who buy into it. Software engineering often isn't just answering "how" to accomplish something, but also all the five other questions starting with 'w'. Software ate the world a very long time ago, so people being allergic to code while trying to run a business is only sounding more and more absurd as time marches on. What are we really t…
> Software ate the world a very long time ago, so people being allergic to code while trying to run a business is only sounding more and more absurd as time marches on. I don't agree with this at all. Part of the pitch of code is packing really nasty semantics into a single interface. This inherently reflects in the services we provide to clients. This interface should naturally correspond to UI, if that's what you o…
This is not a profession where you've figured it all out after 5 years and can rest on your laurels. I think it takes literally 15+ years for most highly determined and intelligent people to even approach that state where they can manage complexity effectively. Most people never seem to get there.
>Today we’re announcing Mechanize, a startup focused on developing virtual work environments, benchmarks, and training data that will enable the full automation of the economy.
>Compensation
>$200K – $475K • 1% – 2%
Just imagine for a moment you are a software engineer capable of doing what they say, rivaling the raw intellectual capabilities of every mathematician, economist, and physicist known to man, and you end up actually building something that directly leads to automating the entire fucking economy of the world.
And there's still someone who says to you: "best I can do is only 1% - 2%"
Alright, this is it, this is the AI peak. >Today we’re announcing Mechanize, a startup focused on developing virtual work environments, benchmarks, and training data that will enable the full automation of the economy. >Compensation >$200K – $475K • 1% – 2% Just imagine for a moment you are a software engineer capable of doing what they say, rivaling the raw intellectual capabilities of every mathematician, economist…
Alright, this is it, this is the AI peak. >Today we’re announcing Mechanize, a startup focused on developing virtual work environments, benchmarks, and training data that will enable the full automation of the economy. >Compensation >$200K – $475K • 1% – 2% Just imagine for a moment you are a software engineer capable of doing what they say, rivaling the raw intellectual capabilities of every mathematician, economist…
At best they don't believe actual AI will be created and they are helping a scam.
At worst, they are actively working to make their own job redundant and when they're fired, they will own nothing of what they built. All the money from their work will go to the owners who fired them.