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AI automation threatens jobs replicable by simple copy-paste

The author questions the value of jobs that can be automated by simply copying and pasting AI-generated content. They suggest that such roles are at risk of being replaced by AI, drawing a parallel to the historical threat of sysadmins being replaced by shell scripts, but now with AI prompts as the replacement mechanism. AI

IMPACT Highlights concerns about AI's potential to automate tasks previously performed by humans, raising questions about job security and the evolving nature of work.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece on AI's impact on jobs, not a primary source release or significant industry event.

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AI automation threatens jobs replicable by simple copy-paste

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · riotnrrd ·

    My take on workslop: if your job can be done by just copying and pasting # AI slop… why are you here, exactly? Maybe we need an update on the old sysadmin threa

    My take on workslop: if your job can be done by just copying and pasting # AI slop… why are you here, exactly? Maybe we need an update on the old sysadmin threat of “go away, or I will replace you with a very small shell script”; these days, it would be “a very short prompt”. htt…