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So what jobs are AI proof then?

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StrongJamie · 07/04/2023 15:35

Based on recent media report we are facing an imminent (?) AI revolution.

I imagine that doctors, teachers, lecturers, accountants and civil servants can easily be replaced by AI and tailored professional AI software. I am guessing that jobs that require intricate physical handling are less at risk as it would be expense to mass produce the Hardware. Hospital doctors are more at risk than ward nurses but less than GPs who soon will be obsolete.

It will be a good while until they can mass produce robots that do humans jobs, which require a lot of running around and haptic skill but some jobs don't need a person, they just need the right software (e.g. GPs).

I imagine it like this, you log onto your GP AI service, they know all your medical history and also all the up to date epidemiological data of your neighbourhood as well as your biomarkers, pulse, heart rate etc uploaded via your smart watch continuously. The system knows about all possible diseases and conditions and based on your biomarkers and symptoms knows how to signpost you for further tests or what to prescribe. Job done, no more GP.

Teachers? No need. Ai robots, virtual or physical deliver synchronous teaching the rest is done online.

Please pick holes in my assumptions or add to the list of soon to be obsolete professions.

Which ones are ai bullet proof?

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howaboutchocolate · 07/04/2023 16:35

The scientists making the AI are probably pretty safe. And most research scientists really because it requires thinking of things that haven't been thought of before.

rewilded · 07/04/2023 16:36

Same for lawyers.. AI couldn't possibly undertake the fair trial.

There would be no bias so I can see AI becoming even more important in the future - only top lawyers will still have work.

ErrolTheDragon · 07/04/2023 16:36

So... I've just started a little conversation with chat gpt, in which it informed me
"Examples of mammals that exhibit sequential hermaphroditism include some species of fish, amphibians, and reptiles"

For which it apologized when I pointed out that wasn't an accurate statement.

Don't let your kids use this to do their homework! 😂

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StrongJamie · 07/04/2023 16:37

JustAnotherUsey · 07/04/2023 16:27

Maybe ai robots could take over teaching. But not sure how a robot would keep kids behaved and manage a classroom. Would robots be trusted to look after kids in classroom alone? If tech got that advanced that we'd trust robots to teach and look after our kids, there would be serious ethical discussions needed etc. Too many ai robot movies playing out!

For KS3 + it's super easy and efficient to ensure impeccable behaviour electronically. If it's a physical in-person lesson, there will be hundreds of cameras and microphones in the teaching space that instantly log misbehaviour, allocate behaviour points and notify parents and carers in realtime. I imagine that some classes such as science where you do experiments or e.g. PE are run onsite but many are online with the AI providing interesting up to date teaching content with dynamic quizzes Q&A sessions etc. The pandemic has shown us that online works and is used on strike and snow days by our local schools.

I disagree that therapists can't AI with a tailored persona that you can easily build rapport with. All first GPs appointments are now conducted over the phone and upload images of any issues that can be visually seen, such as Eczema, skin infections etc. One dc was prescribe AB due to a local Strep a outbreak over the phone without being seen in person. AI would amazingly enhance GP services I think but less so hospital doctors.

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Knullrufs · 07/04/2023 16:39

If it's a physical in-person lesson, there will be hundreds of cameras and microphones in the teaching space that instantly log misbehaviour, allocate behaviour points and notify parents and carers in realtime.

I’ll take ‘dystopian hellscapes’ for 500, Alex.

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StrongJamie · 07/04/2023 16:39

BertieBotts · 07/04/2023 16:29

This is actually a really good point - taking the endless paperwork out of jobs like teaching, police, medicine, social work etc has got to be a great thing.

I think it will be interesting in future the kinds of screening tools we might get with AI - health wise for example. If you took a DNA sample, or saliva sample, or blood, urine, any number of things, from a vast number of people and let AI look at that data cross referenced with all of their health records, especially if this was done over several years - AI could likely figure out markers that we're not yet aware of because they are so niche nobody has ever studied them - for various health conditions, therefore providing a much less invasive and more comprehensive form of screening than people doing all separate things like smear tests etc.

Not now, I don't think it's there yet. But in the future.

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^ this is what I think too. Interesting times.

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declutteringmymind · 07/04/2023 16:42

Maybe we shall get more dentists now. I'm knackered!

TooOldForThisNonsense · 07/04/2023 16:44

matis · 07/04/2023 16:13

Have you tried chat Gpt? It's not as good as it's being portrayed.

I agree. I asked it a legal question and it was out of date.

JustAnotherUsey · 07/04/2023 16:45

StrongJamie · 07/04/2023 16:37

For KS3 + it's super easy and efficient to ensure impeccable behaviour electronically. If it's a physical in-person lesson, there will be hundreds of cameras and microphones in the teaching space that instantly log misbehaviour, allocate behaviour points and notify parents and carers in realtime. I imagine that some classes such as science where you do experiments or e.g. PE are run onsite but many are online with the AI providing interesting up to date teaching content with dynamic quizzes Q&A sessions etc. The pandemic has shown us that online works and is used on strike and snow days by our local schools.

I disagree that therapists can't AI with a tailored persona that you can easily build rapport with. All first GPs appointments are now conducted over the phone and upload images of any issues that can be visually seen, such as Eczema, skin infections etc. One dc was prescribe AB due to a local Strep a outbreak over the phone without being seen in person. AI would amazingly enhance GP services I think but less so hospital doctors.

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But how would AI deal with fights? What if the kids don't care about behaviour point logging and decide to talk and mess around etc? Would AI robot be able to manage situations like that? Would it be ok for a robot to break up a physical fight in a classroom?

If it was lessons at home then yes ai could probably teach. If kids had the patience to listen etc. But hate the idea of kids not getting any interaction with peers. That would be a sad childhood if it came to that.

Marsyas · 07/04/2023 16:46

Proper journalists. Yes it can write “copy”, but it can’t investigate and find out new things, talk to people and find out what is going on, etc. I have had it write a few articles to see what it comes up with and while you think the first one is amazing it soon becomes clear that they are all very generic and constructed on the same lines. It can’t quote people. It can’t call up a government official and say “what happened to that project your department announced last year”, then talk to some people off the record to get background info, then persuade some people to go on the record etc etc.

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StrongJamie · 07/04/2023 16:51

It would be totally sad and dystopian I agree @JustAnotherUsey
I don't think we can compare what's happening in our classrooms now with what it would be like with AI. AI could prevent fight by allocating seating dynamically and students who show markers of aggression get instant support or detention it's probably about prevention but ultimately AI would work it out for us. AI, as I understand, will be able to churn out amazing lesson plans, super efficient behaviour policies run schools cost efficiently and intervene in a tailored and effective way.

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Bienemajas · 07/04/2023 17:10

Technology and engineering should be safe - the people who design and programme AI!

Sainsburysbunny · 07/04/2023 17:12

Dog training?

SoggyPigeon · 07/04/2023 17:13

So what would all those unemployed people do for a living? The world doesn’t need more influencers.

JimmyDurham · 07/04/2023 17:18

The honest answer is that it is too early to say.

rewilded · 07/04/2023 17:21

So what would all those unemployed people do for a living? The world doesn’t need more influencers.

UBI

slamfightbrightlight · 07/04/2023 17:23

Maybe AI fact checkers would be more useful than AI developers for the time being.

SaturdayGiraffe · 07/04/2023 17:24

It’s funny to see “I’ve tried AI and it doesn’t do xyz so we’re safe there.”

By trying it, you are teaching it what it lacks.

Agree that robotics is lagging so physical trades are safer for now. But those painfully slow bricklaying robots and strawberry picking robots are getting faster and more accurate rapidly.

PussBilledDuckyPlait · 07/04/2023 17:25

Call centres. Not necessarily because AI couldn't dp the job but because people will get no satisfaction from shouting at a computer.

VariationsonaTheme · 07/04/2023 17:28

Creative arts. My ds is a dancer, he’s not too worried about AI taking over.

chopc · 07/04/2023 17:31

@StrongJamie your post and the examples of jobs you have used demonstrates you clearly have no idea why you need human input to do these jobs well

Oblomov23 · 07/04/2023 17:33

AI has its place. I laugh at all the references to it taking over all low level finance jobs. I'm often paid these days to sort out the mess created by previous accounts staff, or AI.

Welcometothehumanrace · 07/04/2023 17:34

Cyber security/data security roles are safe. Tackling the risks associated with data exploitation and theft as a result of AI, along with general ongoing cyber risks isn't something that will be automated any time soon.

Knullrufs · 07/04/2023 17:35

In some ways, framing the conversation around what is and isn’t ‘safe’ might not be the right way of looking at it. Between AI and robotics you could probably, eventually, make a case for almost any job or human function being replaced.

The question(s) should be — how do we monitor it, how do we develop it, without it causing harm. How do we let progress happen, but protect people at the same time.