[cogman10]

> I used to think AI would replace doctors before nurses, and lawyers before court clerks - now I think it's the other way around.

Nurses don't read numbers from charts. Part of their duties might be grabbing a doc when numbers are bad but a lot of the work of nursing is physical. Administering drugs, running tests, setting up and maintaining equipment for measurements. Suggesting a nurse would be replaced by AI is almost like suggesting a mechanic would be replaced by AI before the engineer would.

[_akhe]

True, and there are CNAs, LVNs, and RNs, which all have different responsibilities - to your point both the CNA and RN seem safe for now, it's really the patient intake and information piece.

Some mechanic positions will be replaced by AI - probably similar to medical where those operating machinery and those making important judgments are fine for now, but asking about parts/comparisons, giving/getting info about my car, etc. will be an LLM - maybe even self-serve with a friendly UI. I can see a lot of front-of-house - everything from fast food to oil changes, being just AI.

Automotive engineers at automakers will also use LLMs though, but more like software developers, probably text-to-CAD type generation to automate work or come up with ideas, so in this analogy the modern-day drafter is replaced by AI.