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Post by pjc50 » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC

dwroberts wrote: post #54

observationist wrote: post #22

It's kinda cool to see a whole lot of otherwise intelligent people who are so dogmatically and ideologically opposed to anything AI that they're going to willfully dismiss anything that AI produces regardless of utility. It's not great for them, but it's a definite advantage for people who are already in the mindset of distinguishing and discriminating information and sources on merit, instead of running an "AI bad"…

> AI has already won. It's taking over. It might be a year or two, or five, or ten, but AI isn't slowing down, nobody is going to pause, and there's a whole shit ton of work people do that won't be meaningful or economically relevant in the very near term Maybe it was linked from a comment somewhere on HN but just today I saw a post saying “Microwaves are the future of all food: if you don’t think so, you better get…

Post by elictronic » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 6:01 PM UTC

CGMthrowaway wrote: post #196

treyfitty wrote: post #4

Data is coming from BLS. Their data lags the true state of affairs, and their growth projections are never reliable. Remember when they touted from 2000-2010 that Actuaries are the hottest growing field with the best forward looking outlook? BLS forward looking guidance means nothing when technology revolutionizes the nature of work.

What do you believe is the true state of affairs?

Post by SoftTalker » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC

beanjuiceII wrote: post #170

gzread wrote: post #145

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And other people choose to wash dishes by hand and they're fine with it and not significantly less productive. The use of a dishwasher wasn't forced on everyone.

i wonder what people in restaurants use and why

Post by zdragnar » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 6:07 PM UTC

j3k3 wrote: post #173

gzread wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a great analogy, because just like AI, microwaves are good for quick fixes, tasks where you don't really care about the quality and would rather minimise the effort.

But a microwave does exactly what it says on the tin, every time, without fail. LLMs require a lot more effort.

Post by gzread » Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 6:08 PM UTC

j3k3 wrote: post #173

gzread wrote: post #151

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is a great analogy, because just like AI, microwaves are good for quick fixes, tasks where you don't really care about the quality and would rather minimise the effort.

But a microwave does exactly what it says on the tin, every time, without fail. LLMs require a lot more effort.