| > At times it feels like we are working for ChatGPT and not the other way around. Welcome to the future, where AI subscriptions (self or employee provided) are required for employment, with the majority of your work being management and high level input, where you guide and answering questions for the* AI. *Probably "The" AI, since there will be one obvious choice for your problem space, which not using would put you at a severe disadvantage. Seriously though, I've been feeling this somewhat too, lately. The "investment" part of ROI has been shifted significantly, for the "junior" side of things, where I can do "boring" things I wouldn't normally. So, I find myself doing more boring tasks, with a definite net positive outcome, but also everything negative that you described. The problem with this is that this ROI only the "junior" end of problem space, so, I'm working on more junior problems than I was before. I think we're somewhat proving that juniors are still needed, to take these tasks. They have been empowered the most, and will still learn and feel creative, working on these problems. More senior people won't. I understand I'm saying this from a point of extreme privilege, but I think most of us need to feel creative, and "enjoy" what we're doing. That means harder problems. Maybe it's best to still let the juniors continue to do the junior things. There's someone out there that would love to spend all day doing what's burning you out. |