points by rationalist 6 hours ago | 0 comments
Commonly attributed to Upton Sinclair:
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
Just like other advances in technology have replaced jobs, AI will replace jobs.
I'm sure the elevator opperators lamented push-button controls that anyone could just press too.
It sucks, but I imagine most programmers are smart enough to be able to pivot careers or how they do their jobs.
[–] ls612 6 hours ago
[–] abejfehr 4 hours ago
[–] ls612 3 hours ago
[–] upboundspiral 1 hour ago
Since software is in some ways information + machine a near infinite amount can be created. I'm not sure I want to live in that world.
[–] abejfehr 3 hours ago
[–] rationalist 6 hours ago
That will probably be true.