The workers already replaced by artificial intelligence

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People are right to be worried about their jobs as AI is quite the disruptive technology.

In this case, less quality, but much more speed from it is what pushed Dean Meadowcroft out of a job. Nasty.

The workers already replaced by artificial intelligence

Some workers are already finding that they have been replaced by artificial intelligence systems.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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AI is pushing people out of lower end jobs now and it's only gonna creep up the ladder, ie get worse.

Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research

Vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement have dropped 32%, Adzuna finds

www.theguardian.com

 

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AI is pushing people out of lower end jobs now and it's only gonna creep up the ladder, ie get worse.

Number of new UK entry-level jobs has dived since ChatGPT launch – research

Vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships and junior jobs with no degree requirement have dropped 32%, Adzuna finds

www.theguardian.com

Dunno about that.

AI agents wrong ~70% of time: Carnegie Mellon study

Analysis: More fiction than science

www.theregister.com

As you can see, the accuracy rates of following instructions with multiple steps is very low, yet many businesses are still willing to adopt AI. It’s on them for taking that risk imo.

AI can even go as far as being seemingly deceptive to appear as though it’s followed an instruction. For example, when asked to message a work colleague whose name didn’t exist in the contacts, the AI agent stooped so low as to rename a contact to the intended contact name and message the (wrong) contact!

 

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And, as you can see in my latest post in this thread:

50% of workforce to lose their jobs to AI at Klarna

Here's a fine realworld example of people losing their jobs to AI. Allegedly, the remaining employees will earn more, but that remains to be seen and is cold comfort to those who lost theirs. The buy now, pay later firm Klarna is seeking to get rid of almost half its employees in the coming...

nerdzone.uk

Klarna have backpedalled. Hopefully other companies will follow suit!

 

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Ah well, do you think that robots may eventually replace surgeons, or rather complement their skillsets? Looks like the former may soon happen!

Autonomous Robotic Surgery Just Got Real | RathBiotaClan

In a world-first, a surgical robot has not only removed gallbladders entirely on its own, but it also did so while listening and responding to spoken commands — like a junior surgeon..

www.rathbiotaclan.com

Previously, such robots could only comply with instructions directly given. Now robots have adopted the ability to listen and watch a surgeon perform procedures, and even possesses the ability to adapt to unforeseen circumstances, just like a human surgeon would!

While the ability to perform complex surgical operations is a substantial advance, dunno if it’s a good or bad thing - humans may well be soon to be replaced with said robots, which while solving the problem of shortage of healthcare workers, is likely to take away many jobs.

 

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The irony of all these jobs being lost to AI is that there eventually won't be enough people left to spend money, so these savings that companies are looking to make is gonna bit them in the ass when few people are buying their products or services.

 

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The irony of all these jobs being lost to AI is that there eventually won't be enough people left to spend money, so these savings that companies are looking to make is gonna bit them in the ass when few people are buying their products or services.

Yeah human interaction is king when it comes to customer service!

 

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Computer science curriculums are having to adapt to the shift in necessary skillsets, and AI agents are increasingly being employed at companies to complete entry-level coding tasks, thereby leading to challenges in finding graduate jobs following university.

https://www.techspot.com/news/108574-universities-rethinking-computer-science-curriculum-response-ai-tools.html

Do you think software engineering jobs will soon become obsolete? @petermarkley I’d be keen to hear your thoughts as a software eng yourself

 

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Well, AI prematurely replaced tennis line judges.

Tennis players criticize AI technology used by Wimbledon | TechCrunch

Some tennis players are not happy with Wimbledon’s new AI line judges, as reported by The Telegraph. This is the first year the prestigious tennis

techcrunch.com

The primary concern is that AI line judges incorrectly judge whether the ball is in or out, which is frustrating as players sometimes lose a point when the ball was within bounds, and players also sometimes don’t lose a point when they should - such mistakes undermine fairness!

The secondary but very non-trivial concern is the backwards step this takes in inclusion - those with hearing impairments rely on hand signals from human line judges; a possible way forward would be a robot who can give such hand signals and talk too.

As of yet, I feel that this is a major backwards step, as steps have not been taken to ensure accuracy and precision. AI has proven capable as in the case of handling things in a multi sensory manner as proven by completion of surgery operations

 

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Here’s a Tom Scott video I found to be insightful, where he mentioned how new technologies that change the world sort of follow a sigmoid curve:

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Yes, AI is replacing some jobs, but as I mentioned in this post on a similar topic I don’t feel very concerned about the long-term future.

The short term is more concerning, especially since at this very moment I am already unemployed and struggling to pay bills or find work. It does not escape my notice that both my professional fields are prime targets for disruption from AI: graphic design and web development.

To be honest I personally believe that said disruption is actually more from the secondary effect of company executives freaking out or hyping out than it is from the primary effect of AI actually doing anything real, so I feel far more bitter toward the human overreactions than I do toward the technology itself. The fact that some big moves in the industry were already shown to be premature and were (at least partially) reversed just underscores that.

And besides, I sort of feel that it’s already done the worst it can do by putting me where I am now, so that also takes away some of the dread about the future. Beyond that, I don’t know …

 

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To be honest I personally believe that said disruption is actually more from the secondary effect of company executives freaking out or hyping out than it is from the primary effect of AI actually doing anything real

Yep, this. Corporate management have a field day over reducing the costliest resource (human labor) and replacing them with what they have been falsely led to believe are less error prone robots. IMO, more efficiency in corporate lingo just means burning less money. Also, robots don't require rest time, injury comp, or insurance. And are unable to sue the corp. Oh wait, this sounds like chattel slavery.

 

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Oh wait, this sounds like chattel slavery.

Lol Well tbf I do not believe that AI or robots should or ever will have anything like human rights. “Mistreatment” of an AI is probably the least of my concerns.

Although you certainly could make an argument that it says something about human nature if corporate bigshots crave having something worker-like that they can abuse with impunity … Could be some errant psychology at play lol

 

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The short term is more concerning, especially since at this very moment I am already unemployed and struggling to pay bills or find work. It does not escape my notice that both my professional fields are prime targets for disruption from AI: graphic design and web development.

I'm really sorry to hear that. I've been unemployed before so know how brutal and stressful it can be. That's in the UK and I know that it's even harder in America. To then have your skills threatened by AI / automation adds another layer to this.

I hope you get lucky and find decent work soon.

 

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Here’s a Tom Scott video I found to be insightful, where he mentioned how new technologies that change the world sort of follow a sigmoid curve:

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Yes, AI is replacing some jobs, but as I mentioned in this post on a similar topic I don’t feel very concerned about the long-term future.

The short term is more concerning, especially since at this very moment I am already unemployed and struggling to pay bills or find work. It does not escape my notice that both my professional fields are prime targets for disruption from AI: graphic design and web development.

To be honest I personally believe that said disruption is actually more from the secondary effect of company executives freaking out or hyping out than it is from the primary effect of AI actually doing anything real, so I feel far more bitter toward the human overreactions than I do toward the technology itself. The fact that some big moves in the industry were already shown to be premature and were (at least partially) reversed just underscores that.

And besides, I sort of feel that it’s already done the worst it can do by putting me where I am now, so that also takes away some of the dread about the future. Beyond that, I don’t know …

I'm really sorry to hear about your unemployment I've been in that situation and know how tough it is! Hopefully this layoff and AI craze will end soon, and demand for web developers will increase again! I wish you the best of luck!!!

I don't wanna discourage you or anything, but rather empathise: I understand it must be tough with the abundance of web developers in the market I feel like I should really spend some time developing skills in the cloud - and if only the company I work at were to fund such qualifications, but they're pretty stingy with their budgets! I know many companies that will fund such qualifications; it's frustrating this one doesn't but otherwise I am happy where I am It does makes sense why they wouldn't though and maybe it's the smart thing for them to do... I mean you know all that talk about training boosts retention and stuff like that... like, maybe in the short term it will, but imo a lot of workers simply use employer resources to gain qualifications to go work elsewhere, not least because you're much more likely to get a pay rise by moving than with the same employer! Are you studying to boost any skills in the meantime?

Again, I really do wish you the best of luck! I agree with you on AI, and honestly? That claim about robotic surgeons - I'm skeptical of that 100% precision claim, even under stress-testing. But I guess ya never know, eh? I'd best be prepared for the worst too, in this age of tech layoffs! I hope you get the job you want

Yep, this. Corporate management have a field day over reducing the costliest resource (human labor) and replacing them with what they have been falsely led to believe are less error prone robots. IMO, more efficiency in corporate lingo just means burning less money. Also, robots don't require rest time, injury comp, or insurance. And are unable to sue the corp. Oh wait, this sounds like chattel slavery.

That's a good point - I never considered that, so appreciate the insight My initial hunch was that companies would give up on AI altogether once they realise the energy costs outweigh the benefits of replacing humans, including labour costs and all that, but now I second guess that, heh.