The future of everything is lies, I guess: Work

Article

• aphyr (Kyle Kingsbury) examines AI’s impact on software engineering work and labor
• Draws on Ironies of Automation: AI deskills operators while increasing failure risk
• Explores uncertainty: sigmoid plateau vs. exponential takeoff, and wealth concentration outcomes

Discussion

• jerf: open question whether we’re at bottom of exponential or top of sigmoid
• itissid: personal account of one-man shop mental strain as AI accelerates output expectations
• asdfman123/buildbot: AI coding as witchcraft analogy resonates strongly with practitioners
• omega3: self-regulated professions and unions are the historical answer software engineers ignored

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