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by georgeecollins 774 days ago
I wonder if this "AI will replace your job" is like "AI will drive your car" in that where once something can solve 95% of the problem the general public assumes the last 5% will come very quickly.

Rodney Brooks used to point out that self-driving was perceived by the public as happening very quickly, when he could show early examples in Germany from the 1950s. We all know this kind of AI has been in development a long time and it keeps improving. But people may be overestimating what it can do in the next five years -- like they did with cars.

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The last 5% recursively turns into 95% of a new whole 100 and so ad nauseum. But one time it will fold...
I'd say that's it's only value. This is all an obvious open threat against the labor market and is designed to depress wages.

If your business can be "staffed" by an LLM, then will not be competitive, and you will no longer exist. This is not a possible future in a capitalist market.