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9. I think that if an individual has some knowledge or expertise and asks the right questions that it can lead
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:22 AM
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to innovation. The amount of information and the speed at which it can tap it is impressive. I've working on a couple electronics projects as a hobby and since I had Google's Gemini linked to the Google search I've been using it. I am working with some small single board computers running Linux and coding mostly in Python. If I want to install some software package or ask it if what is available to perform a specific task etc it offers suggestions and gives detailed instructions on how to install it. etc. I ask it specific intelligent questions and as much as I hate to admit it but it help me develop the code and hardware much faster than I would have done on my own. I think if I chose to pursue it it could help productize one of the ideas and sell it. It actually offers suggestions on how to expand upon my ideas etc.
I think at some level AI was responsible for me getting pushed into retirement a little earlier than I had planned. The notion that one or two programmers using AI can replace 30 is pretty accurate in my opinion. It is clear that it is already eliminating thousands of jobs.

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What if they... 2naSalit Saturday #1
It's like the fuckin tulip mania of the 1630's struggle4progress Saturday #2
Bingo. multigraincracker Sunday #13
AI can only copy what has been done edhopper Saturday #3
The layoffs ARE about AI. These companies have all pissed away hundreds of millions of dollars Bluetus Sunday #6
Just to illustrate that point about curated LLMs Bluetus Sunday #16
Deep expose. cachukis Sunday #28
Very well explained. Thanks. cachukis Sunday #27
I think that if an individual has some knowledge or expertise and asks the right questions that it can lead CentralMass Sunday #9
The difference is edhopper Sunday #15
I understand your point, but i think that people who think that they are safe from it are being overly optomistic. CentralMass Sunday #18
I don't think anyone is safe edhopper Sunday #20
Are psychologists relatively safe? Dave says Sunday #25
+! struggle4progress Sunday #12
It's a lot more nuanced than that. tinrobot Sunday #17
Yes edhopper Sunday #21
Codex is beyond that. It has special tools built into it to automate coding that go beyond just being trained... FascismIsDeath Sunday #22
I get that edhopper Sunday #24
When circumstances are forcing you to lay off people... hunter Saturday #4
A year from now: they'll be hiring people back to debug AI slop code. JHB Saturday #5
I'm not sure about that. From what I can tell, it is getting better and better. With a knowledgeable programmer working CentralMass Sunday #10
It seems to be a bit soft, but I suspect it's more gristle and chewy. haele Sunday #7
As an immersed peruser of history, I like your study cachukis Sunday #29
Meanwhile, companies are hiring human programmers to fix all the shit AI does sakabatou Sunday #8
An AI response to a related question. CentralMass Sunday #19
Yeah, who's going to organize your fantastic new army of agentic AI? Gonna do it all yourself, Sam? 0rganism Sunday #11
The models are learning from him IbogaProject Sunday #14
I agree, that is a concern, one only partially addressed by exclusively running locally. 0rganism Sunday #31
I see your point. But the scenario id that the compamy employs a small team of very skilled coders abd ir engineers who CentralMass Sunday #23
It's definitely an awful situation, but there's an up-side too 0rganism Sunday #30
Five to one, baby, one in five... OC375 Sunday #26
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