Software Engineer (not with Jagex) opinion.
We went from AI being a high level program, something people do in their university papers (
hello, that's me!
) to something that has become so available that some people may ask jokes such as what passing wind smells like.
What we're now seeing is AI capable of
coding
. One of the more niche jobs that people find a lot harder (as I'd hope - it's my livelihood), is now doable by just typing a question into a chatbox... The AI revolution has begun!
Will this steal my job?
It will probably hurt a lot of jobs, but not entirely. Why is this?
Disclaimers! Praise be the disclaimers!
You've just watched 2001: A Space Odyssey and you have a certain distrust for circular red lights and robots called HAL, but you may be left with one question - who are they going to punish for the malfunction?
Mission Control bought this software for the spaceship, so should they be punished?
Programmers wrote this software for the spaceship, so should they be punished?
Astronauts on the spaceship haven't noticed/reported errors before the AI hits breaking point, so should they be punished?
The AI isn't telling you it's broken, so should the AI be punished?
The answer is simultaneously yes and no, any good AI program will have disclaimers saying "we can't take responsibility, by using this software you promise you won't give us hassle" or words to that effect.
There is no accountability.
This is good for people in responsible positions (in a way) - you'll be punished instead of the AI!
We can also hope that laws are passed to prevent workforces becoming more than x% AI/Robots (just like that Dr Who episode).
My friends and co-workers enjoy going to ChatGPT to solve coding problems, so it's definitely on the up, and if you look at AI art made 1 year ago and made this year with the same prompt, you'll start to understand just how much AI has caught on in such a short timeframe...
05-May-2023 11:21:46