AI companies are paying highly educated workers to teach machines the judgment they spent years developing — even when those systems could eventually replace them.
  • sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I am in the same boat but I am aware that it will eventually replace me whether I helped or not :(

    • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I don’t know - in my field there’s a lot of “knowledge work” to be done, and if AI helps get it done faster…

      Think of the ditch digging crews with shovels, do you think any of the ex-shovel jockeys feel bad that they’ve been mostly “replaced” with backhoes and tracked excavators?

  • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
    61·
    2 months ago

    In my generation it was the nuclear industry (immediately post TMI & Chernobyl) which was giving away the huge incentive bonuses and premium salaries. I never filled out the Navy application - though I hear they paid the best overall. I did interview twice (nothing better to do at the time), got two offers, declined both, ultimately took lower paying jobs that I didn’t mind the idea of going to work at.

    • Raiderkev@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      I just had an opportunity for a job at a company that does autonomous weapons systems. That was a tough one to turn down.

      • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I did “recon drones” back in 2010… of course they lept at the opportunity to demonstrate kamakazi delivery of explosives with the platform to the Army too…

    • fta@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Interesting.

      Was it bombs or energy? Or they didn’t separate the two?

      • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        One facility publicly stated they’re making “submarine fuel” - but that’s pretty thin… same facility can easily make all kinds of fissile material as well.

        • fta@lemmy.zipEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Oh interesting.

          Ya I also thought the subs and aircraft carriers were good examples of how incredibly energy dense that stuff is, pretty cool.

          But ya, not trying to be naive ofc. Too bad about the other uses…

          • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            The reactors have all kinds of uses… at one point I worked for a company that wanted to manufacture Co60 for medical purposes (radiotherapy for cancer treatment) - and you use the exact same reactors, just load them with different reaction material to get your desired isotopes produced.

  • myyass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    2 months ago

    I just enjoy my time corrupting it as much as I can. It’s like a new hobby.