• joneskind@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    First I thought « Nice » Then I remembered destruction bots in « I, Robot »

    Now I’m like « Be careful what you wish for » and scared

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    Don’t worry, the concrete 3d printers are coming. (Then we won’t be employable anymore.) (Then we loose our power over the elite.)

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      I’ve seen a point made about concrete 3d-printers for building assembly: you can make a structure with them, but such structures are nowhere near a finished building, for most building uses, because you still need things like wiring, plumbing, insulation, windows, things like sinks toilets and light fixtures, etc. Maybe you could get around this by making prefabricated modular sections in an automated factory that a machine can put together in various configurations, but this will be far less flexible.

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    I remember a video many years ago about the first brick laying bot. It was rough and no where near as finely tuned as a Mason who has been doing it for a few years… But it works. The absolute short sighted nature of many construction companies much like in the past will be their downfall.

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    I think a lot of predictions are talking about middle management and front line knowledge workers are running into the truth that LLMs are only as good as the input data, and often give absolute trash output. The revolution might not be exactly as predicted. ML models will still probably replace some paralegals here and maybe a radiologist there, but technological predictions rarely work exactly as predicted.

    On the other hand, we are really good at replacing “unskilled” labor with robots when it gets too expensive, and have been doing it for 80 years. Manufacturing plants aren’t the only place it happens:

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dXUX6dv2_Yo

    In any event, no on who with a narrow skillset rests on their laurels is ever truly safe. Industry shifts, robots, software, consumer demand…it’s always something. Fun to watch and think about though.

  • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Whoever made this sign will definitely not be saying those things when negotiating pay. Then it’s all about how replaceable you are.