[svachalek]

I want to second two other responses: first, the one about outsourcing to India. This was a very real threat, and practically no one wanted to get a CS degree for a while. But we learned that the hard part about writing software is not hacking out code, it's communicating with the people that are driving requirements. Being in the same culture and time zone turned out to be more important than being cheap. This part of the job is still hugely important and will continue to be until AI is good enough to read the minds of business people that can't properly communicate what they need.

The other is connection. I think long term this is all we have -- people will prefer people because they are people, even if that is not as good as AI. Artists won't get paid for putting paint on paper anymore, for the most part, they will make money because they are human and can build a human connection with their clients. Not everyone will like this -- artists who may be brilliant with a paintbrush but totally lack people skills will probably wash out. I think for the rest of us, things will go similarly but later. Build and reinforce your human relationships.

Finally, breathe a little. We have some time, probably. The world won't change overnight. Stay on your toes, keep your eyes open. There will be opportunities as well as risks.

[delgaudm]

>Finally, breathe a little. We have some time, probably. The world won't change overnight.

Tell that to all the artists, desginers, editors, copywriters, voice actors, customer support folks, and on and on...

There are many, many people facing real existential threats, with no clear path to what to reskill towards.

[al_borland]

I would think artists would adapt. The camera drastically reduced the need for portrait painters and photorealism in general, but painters still exist and styles evolved.

[jarsin]

artists, desginers, editors, copywriters, voice actors, customer support folks were all facing a much bigger threat a long time ago.

Photoshop "ai", design templates, and outsourcing destroyed most of them a long time ago.

[anonzzzies]

Is there any stats about how outsourcing to India is going? I know a few managers of companies that had teams in India and those are now replaced by gpt. But that’s anecdotal and I wonder if this is just coincidence or if that happens at any scale.

[al_borland]

> Being in the same culture and time zone turned out to be more important than being cheap.

I wish my company would learn this. We’re a US company, and they just gave all the lead project management positions to EMEA and about 60% of development to APAC. It’s a mess trying to schedule meetings or to get everyone on the same page.

They’re trying so hard to be global that they’ve thrown logic out the window. They’ve been trying for a decade, and every time a new leader gets hired, they try again. I’d much rather work with a team in Brazil, at least we can meet during most of the day without working weird hours.