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Skank_Hunt49 t1_itos1je wrote

Developing technical skills is the best way to be Anti-Fragile in a dynamic world. One of black swan events will continue to disrupt the current status quo. This can be positive (new tech) or negative (lockdowns). In each edition of “Global Trends” the Atlantic Council (a highly respected think tank) has highlighted shrinking jobs in the unskilled fields, and increasing automation in professional services. We’re already are seeing this in accounting, and my last job we used a fork of GPT-3 to avoid hiring another clerk.

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imlaggingsobad t1_itp5fzw wrote

what does a clerk do? How does GPT-3 replace them?

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Skank_Hunt49 t1_itpuyfi wrote

I used clerk as a generic term for a program manager that does mundane tasks such as report and document writing. We fed our team’s output to the AI, it learned to mimic our style well enough that allowing it to read actual data produced a decent draft. This eliminated the need to hire someone with the skills equivalent to a BS in Business.

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BinyaminDelta OP t1_ittoniv wrote

They required a four-year BS degree to "do mundane tasks such as document writing?"

A former Bachelor's position replaced by GPT-3, really?

Sorry but I'm about skeptical about this.

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Skank_Hunt49 t1_itx4auk wrote

I understand where you’re coming from. I’m in a niche industry where technical writing skills are needed. Being educated enough to understand the topic enough to write a report isn’t something you learn in high school. We didn’t need the AI to do the math, we just needed it to do entry level work.

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KLBS38 t1_itp8329 wrote

What kind of technical skills?

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Skank_Hunt49 t1_itx4htu wrote

Learn to code, that and any kind of STEM degree will be future proof.

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