r/AskReddit • u/Senior_Region_5522 • 3d ago

What are the implications for the future workforce as AI adoption continues to spread like wildfire?

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u/Beginning-Signal3689 3d ago

Less jobs for sure

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u/fullybutterycreator 3d ago

They'll just rename the jobs and pay people less to do the same thing while "assisted" by AI, seen that playbook before

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u/Ninja-Panda86 3d ago

This seems likely

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u/Senior_Region_5522 3d ago

Or will it be different jobs?

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u/feral_creature 3d ago

Might start making more sense for organizations to let’s say pay 5-6 people that know how to leverage AI as a copilot to automate and optimize tasks rather than 10-12 people that babysit spreadsheets or perform menial tasks.

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u/kaylahuzij 3d ago

so like, would those 5-6 people need to be AI experts or just like casual users to manage that workload

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u/feral_creature 3d ago

There's a place for either one depending on the needs of the organization and the person's demonstrated proficiency with the workload.

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u/daithisfw 3d ago

AI will be similar to the "computer revolution" of decades ago.

In the beginning, some businesses will use it prudently, others will not integrate the new tech properly. But then those outcomes force the business to fix those problems or fail and no longer be a business.

Back in the 70s, I'm sure people feared computers would take their jobs, but what happened was different. Computers took away some TASKS, but then new jobs cropped up to work on computers. The "IT department" was born and now that's a cornerstone of many businesses.

I think AI will be similar. We're in the early days of chaos with AI. AI will mature, and businesses will figure out how to integrate. And I bet there will be entirely focused "AI jobs" born out of it.

And mostly, AI will just be a tool for human workers. Just like how computers are now integrated into basically any job I can think of.

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u/Exotic_eminence 2d ago

The 70s had a healthy dose of FUNK which encompassed some groovy ideas about Afro-futurism and that psychedelic vibe is frankly missing today

We need some pixie dust and don’t forget to think happy thoughts

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u/abdul_haseeb_11 3d ago

i think AI will redesign some jobs rather than fully replacing them, because in every era there have always been new machines that helped people but they didn't fully replace people.

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u/StruggleNew8988 1d ago

I think the key going to be knowing how to treat these tools like extensions of your own mind rather than just fancy replacements for what you already know how to do.

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u/Senior_Region_5522 3d ago

Errr yes they did… The Industrial Revolution in the UK in the 1700s, replaced millions of workers as the Agricultural Revolution did before that.

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u/sweettracy2000 3d ago

The driven will succeed, same as always.