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The impact of AI on jobs

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  • AxtremusA Offline
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    Axtremus
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    #39

    Plumbing school Escalator and elevator tech training FTW!

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/11/09/high-paying-jobs-no-college-degree/87128956007/

    "Blue collar is in. 10 high-paying jobs that don't require a degree."

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    • LuFins DadL Offline
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      LuFins Dad
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      #40

      That’s as startling of news as saying it gets darker earlier in November… Stunning! We had no idea! It’s only been brought up 2345 times on this forum.

      The Brad

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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        jon-nyc
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        #41

        Yeah but I have a fully funded 529 so I might as well send him to college.

        The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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        • MikM Offline
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          It doesn’t mean higher education is obsolete. It just means one should have a practical focus to their chosen course of study.

          "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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          • MikM Mik

            It doesn’t mean higher education is obsolete. It just means one should have a practical focus to their chosen course of study.

            LuFins DadL Offline
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            LuFins Dad
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            #43

            @Mik said in The impact of AI on jobs:

            It doesn’t mean higher education is obsolete. It just means one should have a practical focus to their chosen course of study.

            What Mik said. Luke picked anesthesia because there’s still going to need to be a hands on element to it, even if it’s just monitoring the tech, and being the human comgorting figure for the patient..:

            The Brad

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            • MikM Offline
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              #44

              Learn to code using AI...

              https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-brain-founder-andrew-ng-says-everyone-should-still-learn-to-code-but-not-the-old-way/ar-AA1QbYnq

              "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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              • MikM Mik

                Learn to code using AI...

                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-brain-founder-andrew-ng-says-everyone-should-still-learn-to-code-but-not-the-old-way/ar-AA1QbYnq

                Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                #45

                @Mik said in The impact of AI on jobs:

                Learn to code using AI...

                https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-brain-founder-andrew-ng-says-everyone-should-still-learn-to-code-but-not-the-old-way/ar-AA1QbYnq

                The people giving out this kind advice always seem to assume that everybody can do this stuff, as well as having the technology access and motivation.

                I was only joking

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                • 89th8 Offline
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                  Even I’m surprised at how fast software developers I work with have adopted AI to jump start their projects. It’s remarkable. So I am remarking.

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                    @Mik said in The impact of AI on jobs:

                    Learn to code using AI...

                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-brain-founder-andrew-ng-says-everyone-should-still-learn-to-code-but-not-the-old-way/ar-AA1QbYnq

                    The people giving out this kind advice always seem to assume that everybody can do this stuff, as well as having the technology access and motivation.

                    MikM Offline
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                    Mik
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #47

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in The impact of AI on jobs:

                    @Mik said in The impact of AI on jobs:

                    Learn to code using AI...

                    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/google-brain-founder-andrew-ng-says-everyone-should-still-learn-to-code-but-not-the-old-way/ar-AA1QbYnq

                    The people giving out this kind advice always seem to assume that everybody can do this stuff, as well as having the technology access and motivation.

                    I think pretty much any reasonably intelligent person can.

                    "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                      The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                        jon-nyc
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                        #49

                        By the way I put this in the pinned threads on the off chance this is going to be a relevant topic of discussion over time.

                        The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                        • 89th8 Offline
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                          AI is a supersonic tsunami, as Elon says.

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                            jon-nyc
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                            Tyler Cowen was on Odd Lots today. He’s unconcerned about overall employment with AI, thinks it’ll be like other technology revolutions where some jobs are destroyed by more are created.

                            He does think there are winners and losers. Super rich and poor will be fine. Upper upper middle class (his words) like lawyers and consultants will lose.

                            The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                              #52

                              The super rich are always going to be fine unless we get into some kind of Robespierre scenario.

                              I was only joking

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                              • 89th8 Offline
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                                I had a coworker today who said Gemini 3 gave him the exact treatment plan for his sick cat that took 2 visits and $1000 earlier this month.

                                Vets.

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                                  Also I think I can flag today, Nov 20, as the day where I might be late to the party, but am implementing AI in my workflow. I have Gemini 3 up on my screen and have been using it today. For example, I had an excel file with a list of people and a very random list of certifications for each person, some including the date, some including an abbreviation, etc.... I asked it to give me a clean standardized list of certifications and then map it to each person. So a few minutes later, I have a clean list of certifications (using official industry names) associated with each person. Incredible.

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                                    jon-nyc
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                                    #55

                                    I don’t even have a real job and I’ve been using it for maybe two years

                                    The whole reason we call them illegal aliens is because they’re subject to our laws.

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                                      I think @Horace's ChatGPT summaries here have scared me away. I never want to be like Horace.

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                                      • MikM Offline
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                                        Once you get a sense of what it can do there’s really no going back.

                                        "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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                                          I have a super duper widescreen monitor, and enjoy having "a single screen", but I'm thinking maybe it would be smart to get a vertical monitor to just be my AI slave.

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