[twawaaay]

I am not a huge fan of AI but I cannot deny this is probably biggest game changer since smartphones came out.

I find it a bit strange (although entirely predictable) that some people would try to forget about whole matter and hide from it as if it did not exist. The reality is that the IT world is going to go through some fundamental shifts in near future and very likely a lot of people will either lose jobs or do completely different work or do it with a completely different set of tools and skills.

We are now all trying to figure out what's in store for us and prepare for it, or be left out.

I find articles on HN actually pretty useful. And unlike some other hysterias, the whole preoccupation with AI to be healthy and useful.

[reportgunner]

> ...the IT world is going to go through some fundamental shifts in near future and very likely a lot of people will either lose jobs or do completely different work or do it with a completely different set of tools and skills.

We have been hearing this for a decade, that's why we are sick of hearing it again. Just do the fundamental shifts already.

[twawaaay]

> We have been hearing this for a decade,

But that's not true. What we have been seeing was attempts that looked marginally useful. Helpdesk chats that were only able to handle simplest problems and would respond with something stupid more often than not. Things that did not really look threatening to actual people doing their jobs well.

What I saw recently, on the other hand, is something that can actually perform useful, novel work and that can actually replace some marginally productive people. And this is very important difference.

[melagonster]

each time I read a article about AI, I become frustrated again and again. If the end of world is coming, why I live?

[52-6F-62]

It's not the end of the world. Someone once found out that people part with their money easier when they think it's the end of the world, and now that ploy is run amok. It's easier than trying to do something good.