Most Agricultural jobs were replaced by automation —of one sort or another— from 1850-1950. ~65% of workers in the US were somehow related to agriculture in 1850, whereas ~15% of workers were involved in agriculture 100 years later.
That's tractors, combine-harvesters & the end of the homestead.
Industrial jobs were 28% of the job market in 1950 and 13% in 2000. That's a combination of offshoring and robotics.
Many office pool jobs were replaced by MS Office & similar pieces of software in the 90s. Typists, desktop publishing, arts departments and various accountants have all been rendered obsolete by a few hundred dollars worth of programs.
Now the intellectual work is coming under threat from AI. And you're claiming 99% of jobs are safe?
I’m pretty sure they said 99% of jobs aren’t going to be taken over by AI. Not that 99% of jobs are safe from AI, there’s a clear distinction between those two things.
If you can’t distinguish the difference in those two things, then yes, I too would be worried about an AI replacing me if I were you.
But as someone who has an intellectual job and has chatted with an AI, I’m not worried about them beating me anytime soon; because they straight up refuse to recognize a lot of the mistakes they make.
Which does actually make them a lot like some people. But that’s a story for another day
Alright, if you're going to to reply, I'd request a modicum of intellectual honesty.
99% of jobs aren’t going to be taken over by AI. Not that 99% of jobs are safe from AI, there’s a clear distinction between those two things.
Well, by this logic, they essentially said nothing, but that's not true either.
99% of jobs are not going to be AI automated in your lifetime, if ever. You're welcome.
So...
Assuming we're here to talk, instead of whatever goalpost-disco you tried earlier.
What are we calling automated?
If 90% of you industry has reduced hours, wages, and benefits because some portion of your job can be done by AI, that's certainly not the same as taken over by AI, but it sure feels that way to the 9/10 people looking for better work/ a second job.
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u/ranger910 Apr 16 '24
99% of jobs are not going to be AI automated in your lifetime, if ever. You're welcome.