I’ve been programming for 20+ years. I’ve made a career out of training my (technological) replacements to do my job for me, and lately I’ve read a lot of articles talking about AI/machines taking jobs from people.
Perhaps the biggest example of automation that I’ve seen is Amazon Web Services. IT Projects that 10 years ago would have taken 50 people 6 months and millions of dollars of infrastructure can today be completed in minutes by one person feeling frisky enough to spend next Tuesday’s lunch money.
Yes, jobs will continue to be automated - continuing the 500+ year trend dating back before the printing press. The arrival of AI and It’s synonyms make the current trend more interesting, but AI still has plenty of limitations.
On the one hand, I’ve yet to see anything that gives me the impression that AI is going to start creating and running businesses any time soon. On the other hand, the future looks increasingly likely to hold a lot of smaller teams at smaller companies accomplishing bigger things.
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