My hope is that the rate of improvement is not consistent across all domains.
Like you said code and math were easy due to there being a wealth of training data and the feedback loop being fast and low stakes.
The loss of tech as an industry writ large will hurt and those of us whose identity is largely tied up in being technically savvy will have some hard years ahead, but we may see the light of day.
If it turns out there are no brakes on this train we’re talking about a civilizational catastrophe.
EDIT: To highlight the extent to which this can fuck us. Even in mankind’s most fantastical sci-fi, humans are still relevant and proactive. We have no cultural model for education and technical skill being completely irrelevant.
Lemmy is such a weird mix of starry-eyed idealists who think every election is one protest vote away from going full communism, and skeptical pragmatists who are certain nothing good will ever come from things getting easier.
My hope is that the rate of improvement is not consistent across all domains.
Like you said code and math were easy due to there being a wealth of training data and the feedback loop being fast and low stakes.
The loss of tech as an industry writ large will hurt and those of us whose identity is largely tied up in being technically savvy will have some hard years ahead, but we may see the light of day.
If it turns out there are no brakes on this train we’re talking about a civilizational catastrophe.
EDIT: To highlight the extent to which this can fuck us. Even in mankind’s most fantastical sci-fi, humans are still relevant and proactive. We have no cultural model for education and technical skill being completely irrelevant.
As for me, I’m going back to school for my EE
Lemmy is such a weird mix of starry-eyed idealists who think every election is one protest vote away from going full communism, and skeptical pragmatists who are certain nothing good will ever come from things getting easier.
I rather like being busy, I rather like working. I rather like having a practical utility to my community.
I rather hate having free time.
AI removes the things I like and keeps, or enhances, the stuff I don’t.