The article discusses the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the job market. While AI is increasingly making some jobs obsolete, the need for computer science degrees is also predicted to increase as the understanding of AI systems becomes necessary. The article highlights a protest by Hollywood’s Writers Guild of America against the use of AI for writing scripts, citing the need for proper attribution and copyright. The article also discusses the views of experts who suggest that AI will not cause instant mass unemployment but will displace jobs over time and make people more productive. Companies like IBM are already replacing jobs that can be done by AI. Overall, the article suggests that the future impact of AI on jobs is uncertain, and there may be a need for humans to be trained like AI models to be unbiased, capable, and proficient in them.

  •  pingveno   ( @pingveno@lemmy.ml ) 
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    011 months ago

    But long multiplication and software development are two different breeds. Long multiplication is just one set of very mechanical behaviors. Software has to be highly specialized to the task at hand.

    Take a project I maintain, an access request system. I had to:

    • Get a concept of what was needed
    • Review the access request system that I was replacing
    • Model the database
    • Draft email templates
    • Make REST API calls to systems for provisioning access
    • Handle authentication and authorization
    • Fill in a tree of requestable items
    • Work on a deployment process

    All this required that I have a very deep understanding of this specific application, how it works with the rest of our systems, and how it works with our business processes. Access request systems are a dime a dozen, but getting it honed to our specific requirements took precise knowledge and some creativity.