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[–] iii@mander.xyz 121 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Economists and industry executives say the hiring slowdown is also tied to post-pandemic overstaffing, aggressive cost-cutting, high interest rates and widespread hiring freezes.

Vs

a tiktok video about overhyped topic

News editors: Let's go ahead and publish another "news" article about a TikTok video on an overhyped topic!

[–] superfes@lemmy.world 50 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

They're just trying to make AI sound successful, just like the overlords want them to.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 21 points 3 days ago

I am more inclined to think they just want ragebait articles and AI is a current easy target

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, these types of stories are advertisements directed at the landlord class. "Look, AI means fewer icky employees to have to put up with! At last, business without labor!"

Yeah this article is functionally an ad for coderabbit.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Almost all companies deploying generative AI don't see their revenue change significantly. AI is not the money maker people claimed it was going to be.

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

AI is not the money maker people claimed it was going to be.

When people make claims about what "AI" is going to do in the future they're talking about Artificial General Intelligence - not Large Language Models.

[–] fuzzzerd@programming.dev 6 points 3 days ago

While I agree with you, its that very misunderstanding that bosses and owners have, and they'll fire regular folks and replace with ai. They may suffer lower quality and even catastrophic failures but it will take time for them to realise and rehire people. All those regular folks will be out of work during that time.

[–] paulzy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

The “journalist” credited’s bio literally says he is addicted to twitter as some kind of base of honor.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I am going to gleefully watch some of those companies burn when seniors retire or move on and there is no one left with enough experience to supervise AI code or beginner level coders.

[–] GenXLiberal@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Exactly, nobody is investing in their to-be seniors and dev culture.

Expecting ai-slop to make the difference is a fairy tale told to investors and board members.

I am not against any of our new devs (or myself, a longtime dev) using ai generated code but I expect them to understand it so they can fix it and build their skillsets. I tell them that renting their dev skills from a machine will do them no favors.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 18 points 3 days ago

Betcha wish ya'd fucking unionised now.

[–] HowAbt2day@futurology.today 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The “pick yourself up by your bootstraps” folks ordering a burrito. Bootstrap?

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If I pick myself up by the bootstrap, am I technically floating?

[–] jbaber@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

That was the original joke.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Don’t believe everything you read in the NYPost.

[–] spazzman6156@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Don't believe anything you read there.

[–] salty_chief@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Coding AI is like hold my beer. Folding an over priced burrito not so much.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Well, now they know what it's like to have a bachelor's degree in any other field. Welcome to the club.

If you want a guaranteed job right away, go into medicine, or plumbing, those are safe bets. I expect people will always get sick and need to shit.

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Once the peasants are all replaced by AI they won't need those jobs either

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The peasants will still shit, count on it.

Besides, let's not pretend this "AI replacing us all" narrative has any real lasting power. We see the same story constantly, company replaces workers with AI, company regrets it later. This AI sucks, it's not there yet. You don't really have to worry about it long term.

Don't mistake the weather for the climate.

Were quite a ways off from technician jobs get replaced at scale. Like some VC cunt can dream but good luck.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Why should I even try? If the job market is this bad. I've been struggling with this question.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago

if you start studying now, chances are the market will have improved when you graduate.

There's another side to this.

This means there's a lot of programmers who are available to work on other things. It's an opportunity for businesses to start and new programs to be made.