SalimSaadi t1_jef42c5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:37 PM

Reply to comment by TFenrir in When will AI actually start taking jobs? by Weeb_Geek_7779

I thought that already existed like two weeks ago:

Regards.

TFenrir t1_jef6zp6 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:56 PM

It's not in people's hands yet, these are press releases, but the difference will be when it's folded into everyone's Microsoft/Google experience, which will take months. Maybe by the summer everyone will have access.

SalimSaadi t1_jefenl6 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:45 PM

So your forecast for OP will come true this year and 365-Copilot will cause massive layoffs, or failing that (assuming workers are protected by seniority and severance), companies will stop hiring new "PowerPoint Engineers" 😂 Regards.

Subinatori t1_jefnlou wrote on March 31, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Not hiring is more likely. I don't think you immediately start laying people off because some new piece of software shows up. There's a period of acclimation and getting to know whether it will actually consistently do what you need it to do. And the people who will be doing that testing are the people currently doing the work. So as it makes their job easier it's just that there won't be as much need to hire new people because productivity per person is up.