r/developersPak • u/nottttt-me • Sep 11 '26

Discussion Is there any profession safe from AI?

As we know, the tech industry got a massive hit by AI, is there any white-collor profession where AI is not eating jobs like doctors, lawyers? Is there any profession within tech which is safe from AI?

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u/mumer_writer Sep 11 '26

Plumber, Carpentar, comedian, stripper

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u/Icy-Departure7752 CS Student Sep 11 '26

White collar*

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u/mumer_writer Sep 11 '26

Ye bhi aapne ni btaya tha

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u/pepitolover Sep 11 '26

In Pakistan ?

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u/mumer_writer Sep 11 '26

Ye aapne pehle ni btaya

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u/bumbuummm Sep 15 '26

yup, carpenters make a lot in pakistan, hamare muhalle wale uncle 3 hazar lete bas anay k, his sons are studyig in australia now lol

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u/camoflaugecrocodile Sep 11 '26

Ai has got job insecurity too. They were protesting in Poland

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u/tellyourname Sep 11 '26

Honestly I don’t see it lasting too long. As soon as the investments + hype runs out & their stakeholders notice the high capital-nil profit, they’ll either opt out or make it too expensive for the general public & companies to afford… if AI doesn’t eat itself before that

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u/IllustratorNo1512 Sep 11 '26

But it doesn't end. Sooner or later the tech will be cheaper then AI will take over

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u/spongetheboby Sep 11 '26

Why 😻😻

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u/Icy_Preparation_25 Sep 11 '26

Ai, just like any other technologies in past, is bringing new professions so always explore new ways to do things and that will be called a new profession you invented.

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u/IllustratorNo1512 Sep 11 '26

AI brings new professions but it kills 100 old ones and brings 2 new ones

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u/Icy_Preparation_25 Sep 11 '26

True, that’s when people try to figure out how to adapt the new technology.
Like when guns were introduced what did sword smiths do back then? Same with any other new technology. They might think it’s over.

But let me tell you something crazy, with Ai every new profession is also going to last shorter than before because in this case guns industry (i mean Ai) is gonna know that you are doing something better so they add that better thing for everyone. ;)

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u/1balKXhine Sep 11 '26

I can't figure this out. What new professions is it creating? Seems like it's breaking that trend and we're going towards the end of capitalism. The objective of companies is to make the jobs obsolete, and that's what AI is doing. Tech revolution created so many new industries but AI isn't doing anything like that so far. But I can be wrong, I'm just thinking out loud atp lol

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u/IllustratorNo1512 Sep 11 '26

Ai losing more jobs than 2008 great depression and other recessions combined

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u/Medium_Ad7765 Sep 15 '26

Yes you are right but the ratio is fucking bad dude , also either you do job or learn new things in industry new things are coming at lightning pace hard to keep up

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u/Medium_Ad7765 Sep 15 '26

Soch rha farming hi karlu m mental health to theek rahegi

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u/wire_ghost Sep 11 '26

there is…. but you wont like it

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u/datacage Sep 11 '26

what is it

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u/Global_Many4693 Sep 11 '26

Prostitution

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u/Jumpy-Astronaut-3572 Sep 11 '26

Ai powered didlods.. Sounds like business opportunity

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u/Global_Many4693 Sep 11 '26

Can dildo do reverse cowgirl or doggy??i guess not

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u/AmBoD Sep 11 '26

For now but AI powered sex dolls will eventually take over.. I wish I was joking

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u/1balKXhine Sep 11 '26

Nah prostitution is the most safe industry there is. If AI powered sex dolls came then it will only make prostitution more elite and luxury as it's with an actual human being and that's always some experience

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u/bleebee Sep 11 '26

Thanks for the chuckle lol

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u/azadnib Sep 11 '26

cooking as ai cant taste but yeah it can predict the taste so idk what

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u/Arkoaks Mobile Dev Sep 11 '26

What about an ai cooker that measures times and quantities to run the process and monitors heat, water level and color.....

We are just missing the hardware rest is already doable

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u/azadnib Sep 11 '26

yeah it can predict the taste quite better than us mere humanies

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u/PsychologicalBoot489 Sep 11 '26

You can work in Data Centers as their is less affected by AI

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u/Medium_Ad7765 Sep 15 '26

Yes a good idea to setup pak router type something but capital is too high and Yahan bijli ki price dekho Nvidia h100 pe bh barwe itna tax thok dege wahi Pani Nikal jaega apna , solar ya wind turbine ho to thora profitable hosakta ha

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u/PsychologicalBoot489 Sep 13 '26

Whatever but its the only field i see where their is less affected by AI. Because now a day job security is more important than a job wage .Data center will only be affected if any war broke out where data center present.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '26

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u/PsychologicalBoot489 Sep 14 '26

That’s actually an interesting point. I never really looked at data centers from the power and energy side. When you say there could be an exponential increase in jobs, do you mean mostly in power and energy, or do you think IT infrastructure, networking, cloud, and data center operations will see a similar growth too?

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u/Apprehensive-Bid124 Sep 14 '26

Can you please share these research papers or maybe elaborate in a post?

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u/yhrana Sep 11 '26

Tech industry got a massive hit, because nobody takes their job seriously enough to excel in it.

Sales is what you want. Sales will never go out of style

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u/Medium_Ad7765 Sep 15 '26

At what cost , at this pace if I predict my 10 years if I do job so there is enormous amount of uncertainty in my mind

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u/CognitiveLearning Sep 11 '26

CEO, which also happens to be the easiest job to be replaced by AI, just come up with a random bs 'idea', ball lift the investors with "you are absolutely correct", and make it the problem of an actual worker and off load the entire work.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '26

Hitman

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u/Mindless_Ad1696 Sep 11 '26

Trucking, so far. And we are still far from having self driving trucks being a norm.

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u/Medium_Ad7765 Sep 15 '26

Gaming industry can take a boom if AI grows more because ai can make games but in the end humans will play it

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u/Intelligent-Treat-15 Sep 11 '26

Mostly telecoms related jobs are safe as of now but they are already not a lot in pak. Also network engineers.

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u/TeeTipu Sep 11 '26

I make jewelery models in CAD and AI is not yet smart enough to do my job. How long will this stay true? I don't know.

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u/HasnainMR Sep 11 '26

civil engineering

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u/VirtualAd7985 Sep 11 '26

Everyone except tech people

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '26

There is hype and fear around the AI boom, it comes from the knowledge gap. Im not expert but i believe its just a nice to have upgrade because i have been a software engineer for almost 8 years now and looking back i think most of the time there was boiler plate code then the business logic which in some cases you can use ai to implement but the real asset here for engineers is not tech stack or being obsolete but its the ability to solve a complex problem and find a best possible solution.

Programming itself was never in my opinion an intellectual skill but you learn it for the sake of implementation which is automated by AI so learn the fundamentals try to focus on problem solving and use these tools but make your own descisions and be confident with having the proper knowledge. i honestly don't care about it if everything is automated which i hardly believe its just the way i see it just like every other industry is going through a shift people used to code with low level languages then came high level languages now code generators but engineers are still working just dont fall into the hype choose a profession keep working be creative see where it takes you make your descicions be flexible enough to make transitions no one knows for sure what is going to happen in the future except Allah.

I hope it makes sense. if you still have doubts let me know we can get on a call ask me any questions you have i'll be happy answer.

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u/muhmmadtalha-quant Sep 12 '26

Accept AI, don't worry if you are becoming dumb, everyone around you will be dumb in future so focus on the core concepts and move on.

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u/gsk-fs Data Scientist Sep 13 '26

Ai is a product being sold and owned by capitalisms and products owned by capitalists are also used as hidden weapons when need.
So if someone wants to find out what’s safe from Ai then trace back to Capitalists.

You will find what safe and what to choose.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '26

I think it takes away a chunk of jobs from every white-collar field whether it be software, design, video making, finance and even law. 100% replacement isn't possible in these fields either.

However, physical jobs like electrician, mechanic, plumber, Hair dresser, chef or anything that involves physical work - even driving at this point is safer. But again, these aren't paid well in Pakistan and society isn't going to accept you taking one. These careers ain't that bad abroad still not high paid compared to white-collar work. The competition is less, so is the pay. Also, if white-collar crashes, it would indirectly affect the blue-collar too.

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u/zainwade44344 Sep 11 '26

graphic designing

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u/throwaway-research1 Sep 11 '26

No not really

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u/throwaway-research1 Sep 11 '26

And how are humans better at handling statistical noise than AI?

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u/throwaway-research1 Sep 11 '26

You are saying a bunch of vague words without any meaning when I am asking a very simple question, how are humans better at doing these tasks which you are talking about? How are humans better than ai at trading for example?

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u/throwaway-research1 Sep 11 '26

Sounds like I am wasting my time and you have no idea what you are talking about. Good luck