Architects are easier to replace by AI than senior programmers who maintain millions of lines of code and do the hard work. But both will be replaced by AI eventually. Think about building, which is easier to replace by AI at the moment the architect who designs and draws the plan of a building or the team that actually builds the building and sorts out all the snags? Plus it is easier to verify an architect's high level design, but AI generated code often contains low level bugs which are hard to spot. The employment chart you posted is suspect: By the end of 2021 no one I know in the IT industry was out of work and employers could not find people. Things turned nasty when the Fed began raising rates in Q2 2022. Layoffs have fallen heavily this last few months after the Fed has finally begun cutting rates. A few more Fed rate cuts, say back to below 4%, and net positive hiring will return.
I think AI will eventually become something governments will try to heavily regulate and control as its influence grows. I’ve also heard that AI might replace certain professions, but so far, I haven’t seen any real examples of that happening
I think there is analogy with Edison here. Inventing the lightbulb was “easy”, developing the infrastructure and mass adoption was the really hard part. I’ve worked as an data/ai advisor for several government agency’s (northern european country). I think nearly 75% of the people there could be automated using simplified data stuff, like excel vba (baby-stuff). And yet, these agencies still exists with all the crazy inefficiency. I think mass adoption of gen ai is still 10-12y away. Mass adoption, not talking about the google inc. and companies
Image banks already dead. Used to provide incomes for numerous photographers and illustrators. I had an illustrator quite expensive which took days to create what I needed now I just describe it as a prompt and get satisfying result in minutes
I agree, the idea of ChatGPT or other LLMs replacing programmers is ridiculous. Yes, AI can help with some tasks, but it can’t replace the creativity, problem-solving, and deep understanding that human programmers bring. From my own experience, I know that IT outsourcing https://agilie.com/services/it-outsourcing is a better option for scaling teams, but even that requires skilled management and expertise.
AI robot can not even load dishwasher, a task 10 year old can do. We are a long way from real AI and not very advanced LLM.
Well we heard about AI replacing programmers but really, does no one see the elephant in the room? What are all those bosses and managers going to do to justify their existence? Office Space's "8 bosses" per actual worker bee headcount is still a reality: So now we're talking about replacing the poor worker bee with AI, but how about the other way around? There's expertise and judgement that cannot be possibly emulated in an AI any time soon but how hard is it for the AI to keep pestering the irreplaceable worker bee : "Can you estimate how much that is going to take? When will it be ready?"
A single Master Control Program can be POTUS and run all Government, and we might as well get rid of all companies and just get the MCP to provide all services and innovation including food/transportation and entertainment free of charge through robotics etc
Not dead yet—AI is fast, but it lacks consistency, originality, and legal clarity. Many still need stock images and custom illustrations for quality and branding.