If AI replaced your current job in the IT industry (developer, sysadmin, infosec, etc.), what job would you switch to? Do you have any other additional skills beyond computers?
The kids think I should start a food truck. I've wondered if my area could support an arcade bar (this is not so much of a hypothetical for me--if anyone needs a software development manage or back end programmer..)
Start a consulting biz focused on undoing screw ups by AI. Charge stupid money because I’d have to take on technical debt AND deal with the assholes who decided to go with AI.
Or, make artisanal breads and sell it to the spouses of corporate bigwigs at inflated prices.
I'm of an age that I do computers simply because it was easy and people would pay me the most for it. I suspect a lot of my peers my age didn't expect to end up being computer programmers. Of the top of my head, here are the majors of classmates of mine who are now computer programmers: * Physics * Math * American Studies * Philosophy * History * English
I'd probably go for my second choise from when I was choosing a high school profile: carpentry with focus on wooden based roofs. But I'd have to do some exams/certifications first I guess.
welp, I'm a graphic designer, web developer, and a marketing / communications specialist. I'd probably use it to automate tasks I already perform and become a consultant. 😆
I have many other skills, none of which I could use to adequately support my family. Software is kind of the only thing I've got that can reliably pay the bills.
AI couldn't replace a fry cook, let alone anyone in IT. It'd be less than a week before the AI screwed something up so bad that they'd beg to bring the workers back with a significant raise.
learnt control theory, but AI can as well build models and robust controls loops. Learnt electronics, but nowadays all is tied in a SOC. Tried to setup a wordplay shop on Mastodon with another account but it wasn’t successful, did not collect much dopamine nor oxytocin. Well, don’t know yet. Sysadmin can also be driven by auto managed ai systems. Writing… yes my old project about writing novels… can now also be done by AI, it’s been tailored on generating text.
… Well, I guess i’ll be unemployed for long.
Will consider custom-painting caves for my fellow homo-sapiens people
My job will likely switch to fixing the mistakes that AI makes. To me, AI is just like a power drill. It turns bolts faster, but it can destroy a lot more than a screwdriver in much less time.
To me, it just moves the dev work from putting code on an empty slate to going to the debugging phase... which in some cases, can be longer than if the code was written from scratch.
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •Start a consulting biz focused on undoing screw ups by AI.
Charge stupid money because I’d have to take on technical debt AND deal with the assholes who decided to go with AI.
Or, make artisanal breads and sell it to the spouses of corporate bigwigs at inflated prices.
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* Math
* American Studies
* Philosophy
* History
* English
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •I have many other skills, none of which I could use to adequately support my family. Software is kind of the only thing I've got that can reliably pay the bills.
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •AI couldn't replace a fry cook, let alone anyone in IT. It'd be less than a week before the AI screwed something up so bad that they'd beg to bring the workers back with a significant raise.
AI is garbage. Ban it.
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •I had multiple, non-IT jobs: delivery, storage, chopping wood, factory work, handy workshop...
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •learnt control theory, but AI can as well build models and robust controls loops. Learnt electronics, but nowadays all is tied in a SOC. Tried to setup a wordplay shop on Mastodon with another account but it wasn’t successful, did not collect much dopamine nor oxytocin.
Well, don’t know yet.
Sysadmin can also be driven by auto managed ai systems.
Writing… yes my old project about writing novels… can now also be done by AI, it’s been tailored on generating text.
… Well, I guess i’ll be unemployed for long.
Will consider custom-painting caves for my fellow homo-sapiens people
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why not rely on more origin thougths e.g. as mini-farmer for seeds (birds can eat them, humans eat them if they be harvestable)
inspiring. ideas to be thoughtful on resources or to use what the environment shares than having to own more than needed?
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in reply to nixCraft 🐧 • • •My job will likely switch to fixing the mistakes that AI makes. To me, AI is just like a power drill. It turns bolts faster, but it can destroy a lot more than a screwdriver in much less time.
To me, it just moves the dev work from putting code on an empty slate to going to the debugging phase... which in some cases, can be longer than if the code was written from scratch.
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