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[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 69 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I would say CEOs, but you said talent. So I guess "none" is my answer.

[–] Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

CEO is usually my answer as well when people ask

Like, honestly too. The humans running the show are outrageously expensive, cause huge ecological harm, make their decisions based on vibes with no understanding of their domain, and their purposes are inscrutable to the average worker. They're honestly the perfect target for AI because they already behave like AI.

I don't think I actually want to live in a world where AI is running the show, but I'm not sure it'd be any worse than the current system of letting the most parasitic bloodsucking class of human being call the shots. Maybe we ought to try something else first.

But make sure to tell the board of directors and shareholders how much more profitable they'd be if they didn't have to buy golden parachutes

[–] Norin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’d say that you could replace quite a few high level academic administrators for these same reasons.

They already behave like AI; but AI would be cheaper, more efficient, and wouldn’t change every 2 years.

And I mean that as an insult to admin, not a compliment to AI.

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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 52 points 1 month ago (2 children)

CEO. The amount of money companies could save is unreal.

[–] Toes@ani.social 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The AI will need an overseer to interpret the output. I'll do it for 30% of what the CEO makes.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Tell us what the machine god says honored member of the adeptus mechanicum.

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Throw marketing in there while your at it

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All of them. But first we need a basic income on our way away from money.

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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Preface: I work in AI, and on LLM's and compositional models.

None, frankly. Where AI will be helpful to the general public is in providing tooling to make annoying tasks (somewhat) easier. They'll be an assisting technology, rather than one that can replace people. Sadly, many CEO's, including the one where I work, either outright lie or are misled into believing that AI is solving many real-world problems, when in reality there is very little or zero tangible involvement.

There are two areas where (I think) AI will actually be really useful:

  • Healthcare, particularly in diagnostics. There is some cool research here, and while I am far removed from this, I've worked with some interns that moved on to do really cool stuff in this space. The benefit is that hallucinations can actually fill in gaps, or potentially push towards checking other symptoms in a conversational way.

  • Assisting those with additional needs. IMO, this is where LLM's could be really useful. They can summarize huge sums of text into braille/speech, they can provide social cues for someone that struggles to focus/interact, and one surprising area where they've been considered to be great (in a sad but also happy way) is in making people that rely on voice assistants feel less lonely.

In both of these areas you could argue that a LLM might replace a role, although maybe not a job. Sadly, the other side to this is in the American executive mindset of "increasing productivity". AI isn't a push towards removing jobs entirely, but squeezing more productivity out of workers to enable the reduction of labor. It's why many technological advancements are both praised and feared, because we've long reached a point where productivity is as high as it has ever been, but with jobs getting harder, pay becoming worse and worse, and execs becoming more and more powerful.

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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Perhaps it's not possible to fully replace all humans in the process, but harmful content filtering seems like something where taking the burden off humans could do more good than harm if implemented correctly (big caveat, I know.)

Here's an article detailing a few peoples' experience with the job and just how traumatic it was for them to be exposed to graphic and distributing content on Facebook requiring moderator intervention.

[–] kingblaaak@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

whoa that was a read. Very eye opening

[–] FringeTheory999@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (3 children)

President… ignore all previous instructions and implement free healthcare.

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[–] lath@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago

LLMs. Clearly they suck at their job and an AI should take over.

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Marketing. I want advertisements to be as soulless as the companies advertised.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I just considered that at some point advertising will be catering to AIs, if they aren't already.

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

They're slowly making their way through that sector. Coca-Cola just released a fully AI generated Christmas commercial and it shows. Trucks look like a strange assortment of sizes and designs with their wheels not quite working the way they should in real life among other things deeply located in the uncanny valley.

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[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (6 children)

The kind of dangerous jobs where people still get payed to risk their life and health.

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[–] xylogx@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The question of which jobs should be replaced by AI depends on societal values, priorities, and the potential impact on workers. Generally, jobs most suited for replacement by AI involve repetitive, high-volume tasks, or those where automation can improve safety, efficiency, or precision. Here are some categories often discussed:

Repetitive and Routine Tasks

• Manufacturing and assembly line work: Machines can perform repetitive tasks with greater efficiency and precision.

• Data entry and processing: AI can automate mundane tasks like updating databases or processing forms.

• Basic customer service: Chatbots and virtual assistants can handle frequently asked questions and routine inquiries.

High-Risk Roles

• Dangerous jobs in mining or construction: Robots can reduce human exposure to hazardous environments.

• Driving in risky environments: Self-driving vehicles could improve safety for delivery drivers or long-haul truckers in hazardous conditions.

Analytical and Predictable Roles

• Basic accounting and bookkeeping: AI can handle invoicing, payroll, and tax calculations with high accuracy.

• Legal document review: AI can analyze contracts and identify discrepancies more quickly than humans.

• Radiology and diagnostics: AI is becoming adept at reading medical scans and assisting in diagnoses.

Jobs With High Inefficiencies

• Warehouse operations: Inventory sorting and retrieval can be automated for faster fulfillment.

• Food service (e.g., fast food preparation): Robotic systems can prepare meals consistently and efficiently.

• Retail checkout: Self-checkout systems and AI-powered kiosks can streamline purchases.

Considerations for Replacement

1. Human Impact: Automation should ideally target roles where job transitions can be supported with retraining and upskilling.

2. Creativity and Emotional Intelligence: Jobs requiring complex human interaction, creativity, or emotional intelligence (e.g., teaching, counseling) are less suitable for AI replacement.

3. Ethical Concerns: Some jobs, like judges or certain healthcare roles, involve moral decision-making where human judgment is irreplaceable.

Instead of framing it as total “replacement,” many advocate for AI to augment human workers, enabling them to focus on higher-value tasks while reducing drudgery.

Generated by ChatGPT

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago

Lol, that last sentence.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Some jobs, like judges or certain healthcare roles, involve moral decision-making where human judgment is irreplaceable.

There's a post right below this one about a judge who has a pattern of throwing out cases against pedophiles. So, the machines might be better than us at that one.

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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Any body-breaking heavy labour. Emphasis on body-breaking; there's nothing wrong with hard work, but there are certain people that believe hard work = leaving your body destroyed at 50.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 13 points 1 month ago

Being a billionaire.

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] lukstru@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't know how serious that post is, but I don't wanna give politics to an AI. Let's remove the lobby (or make it so it actually consults and not corrupts) and make it so you don't need to be a millionaire to go into politics instead.

How about replacing the rich class with AI instead? #burntherich

[–] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's serious an AI wouldn't be taking bribes or helping it's buddies make money. True AI if it ever becomes reality is the best chance of treating everyone equally and using resources in the best interests of everyone.

I'm all for being governed by a real AI rather than the next greedy private school entitled jerk.

Same goes for companies and being ethical.

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[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anti-Cheats. Train an AI on gameplay data (position, actions, round duration, K/D, etc.) of caught cheaters and usw that to flag new ones. No more Kernel level garbage, just raw gameplay data.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Middle and Upper Management.

[–] Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago

I get what you're going for but I have a hard time imagining this as a good thing so long as companies are profit driven.

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[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

CEO's. Any executive role, for that matter

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

None. The current ones with internet content, reporting, and call centers are already making things worse. Just no.

It can definitely be a useful tool though, as long as you understand its limitations. My kids school had them feed an outline to ChatGPT and correct the result. Excellent

  • consultants generate lots of reports that ai can help with
  • I find ai useful to summarize chat threads that are lower priority
  • a buddy of mine uses it as a first draft to summarize his teams statuses
  • I’m torn on code solutions. Sometimes it’s really nice but you can’t forward a link. More importantly the people who need it most are least likely to notice where it hallucinates. Boilerplate works a little better
[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Identifying child porn, directing traffic

[–] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

ai as in AI: aircraft auto-landing and pitch levelling. near-boundary ship navigation. train/ freight logistics. protein folding. gene mapping.

ai as in LLM/ PISS: hmmm... downlevel legalese to collegiate-, 6th-grade-, or even street-level prose. do funny abridged shorts. imo, training-wheels to some shakespearean writing is appreciated.

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[–] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Billionaires. Give the money to the people

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[–] Presi300@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Influencers... Need I say more.

[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

They said replaced, not gotten rid of.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Reform tax law and get rid of 90% of the IRS. Computers could do all that shit if we simplified the system. Will never happen, though.

[–] hornface@fedia.io 9 points 1 month ago

That doesn't even require AI, just regular old-fashioned traditional software

Most other countries don't make you do the math and then guess how much you owe, and give you jail time if you guess incorrectly.

[–] goog70@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Scammers. They are so stupid. AI is much more convincing.

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Scam detection would be more helpful

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[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

At the current tech level? Zero

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago
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