Is the AI "Revolution" actually just the new Dot-com bubble?

[BellaJones]

I was reading some tech news this morning and it hit me—everyone is talking about AI like it’s the end of human labor, but I’m starting to get major 1999 vibes. Remember when every company with a ".com" in its name was worth billions before the floor fell out?

Don't get me wrong, I’m seeing AI take over basic coding jobs, customer service bots, and even decent-level writing. It’s definitely "doing things," but is it actually better, or is it just cheaper for the big corporations?

I’m curious to get your take—do you guys actually feel secure in your careers right now? If you look 5 years down the road, are you worried a localized LLM is going to be sitting at your desk, or is this all just massive hype that’s going to crash once investors realize the tech has hit a ceiling?

Personally, I think some trades and high-level strategy roles are safe, but the middle-management and office grind? Might be in trouble.

 

[1srelluc]

The white collar crowd is already using AI in their everyday jobs so it's just a matter of time.

No reason that AI can't disgorge that TPS report (with cover sheet) upon request.

 

[App'z]

I guess looking toward AT&T Air points to the future. More than ever freedom from a desk.
On the go all necessary stuff. Your Ipad pro in its case. Ipod in your ear. Everything there, no
office, no building parking. No standing in line at the Throne. Poor food long tanked.

No shivers, no Team leaders passing the brush offs. Ai expects you to eventually get it, in a day or week.

 

[Hafar1014]

I was reading some tech news this morning and it hit me—everyone is talking about AI like it’s the end of human labor, but I’m starting to get major 1999 vibes. Remember when every company with a ".com" in its name was worth billions before the floor fell out?

Don't get me wrong, I’m seeing AI take over basic coding jobs, customer service bots, and even decent-level writing. It’s definitely "doing things," but is it actually better, or is it just cheaper for the big corporations?

I’m curious to get your take—do you guys actually feel secure in your careers right now? If you look 5 years down the road, are you worried a localized LLM is going to be sitting at your desk, or is this all just massive hype that’s going to crash once investors realize the tech has hit a ceiling?

Personally, I think some trades and high-level strategy roles are safe, but the middle-management and office grind? Might be in trouble.

Its not a bubble because there is real demand for AI

 

[evenflow1969]

I was reading some tech news this morning and it hit me—everyone is talking about AI like it’s the end of human labor, but I’m starting to get major 1999 vibes. Remember when every company with a ".com" in its name was worth billions before the floor fell out?

Don't get me wrong, I’m seeing AI take over basic coding jobs, customer service bots, and even decent-level writing. It’s definitely "doing things," but is it actually better, or is it just cheaper for the big corporations?

I’m curious to get your take—do you guys actually feel secure in your careers right now? If you look 5 years down the road, are you worried a localized LLM is going to be sitting at your desk, or is this all just massive hype that’s going to crash once investors realize the tech has hit a ceiling?

Personally, I think some trades and high-level strategy roles are safe, but the middle-management and office grind? Might be in trouble.

Cheaper wins out over better when it comes to corps. Remember when you called customer service and got an actual human? Ya that was nice. Back then it even seemed like they understood customer service. The whole service with a smile and all. Good times! A person was better than a machine.

 

[Captain Creeper]

A stock bubble is where investors irrationally invest in the same sector that is not supported in valuation to the degree of said investment. AI is different, in my opinion. Earnings are through the roof, and projected earnings are very high. So much money has been invested in the technology and infrastructure buildouts that that is a high degree of certainty that the projected future AI paradigm will be realized. Plus, AI is already being used to enhance efficiency and quality product, especially in the medical research field. There are issues, to be sure (circular financing; regulatory issues with data center builds; etc...). But this is nothing at all like the dot com bubble.

 

[Captain Creeper]

Cheaper wins out over better when it comes to corps. Remember when you called customer service and got an actual human? Ya that was nice. Back then it even seemed like they understood customer service. The whole service with a smile and all. Good times! A person was better than a machine.

Not getting a human on the line for customer service used to bug me. However, consider this: Is the mindless human following a script and passing you off to other mindless humans really any worse than dealing with AI? Besides, you can still bypass AI is you really want to talk to some Indian automaton recite his or her script to you several times before giving you a blow-off.

 

[evenflow1969]

Not getting a human on the line for customer service used to bug me. However, consider this: Is the mindless human following a script and passing you off to other mindless humans really any worse than dealing with AI? Besides, you can still bypass AI is you really want to talk to some Indian automaton recite his or her script to you several times before giving you a blow-off.

Well getting an Indian is not exactly my goal on those phone calls. That pisses me off. No I use to get actual help most the time back in the day. Of

 

[PeterPilot]

I was reading some tech news this morning and it hit me—everyone is talking about AI like it’s the end of human labor, but I’m starting to get major 1999 vibes. Remember when every company with a ".com" in its name was worth billions before the floor fell out?

Don't get me wrong, I’m seeing AI take over basic coding jobs, customer service bots, and even decent-level writing. It’s definitely "doing things," but is it actually better, or is it just cheaper for the big corporations?

I’m curious to get your take—do you guys actually feel secure in your careers right now? If you look 5 years down the road, are you worried a localized LLM is going to be sitting at your desk, or is this all just massive hype that’s going to crash once investors realize the tech has hit a ceiling?

Personally, I think some trades and high-level strategy roles are safe, but the middle-management and office grind? Might be in trouble.

I think your point is valid. To one who never used Siri or Alexa, so far AI looks to me like Siri or Alexa 2.0

Humans have been conditioned to let computers define the world around them. Yes, we have the government we deserve.

 

[BellaJones]

The white collar crowd is already using AI in their everyday jobs so it's just a matter of time.

No reason that AI can't disgorge that TPS report (with cover sheet) upon request.

But will the AI remember to use the new cover sheet? I'll go ahead and make sure it gets another copy of that memo.

 

[BellaJones]

Cheaper wins out over better when it comes to corps. Remember when you called customer service and got an actual human? Ya that was nice. Back then it even seemed like they understood customer service. The whole service with a smile and all. Good times! A person was better than a machine.

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