Sweep Posted September 8 Posted September 8 19 minutes ago, thebells said: Once we move from AGI to ASI (within 10 years i'd say), all bets are off. The pace of change will be so quick we wont know whats happening. And humanity will change in ways we can't fathom. It's frightening and exciting in equal measure. I agree with that, it will be exciting - first thing to do is get rid of "manual work" , fuck that, get robots to dig holes, plant trees, paint walls and build houses. Quote
gonzo Posted September 8 Posted September 8 It's surely going to render a lot of trades or areas of business useless sooner rather than later, which can't be good can it? Advertising, music, writing, Diet/Personal trainers etc etc. Once folk figure how to use it properly it'll kill a lot of sectors off. Quote
Sweep Posted September 8 Posted September 8 1 minute ago, gonzo said: It's surely going to render a lot of trades or areas of business useless sooner rather than later, which can't be good can it? Advertising, music, writing, Diet/Personal trainers etc etc. Once folk figure how to use it properly it'll kill a lot of sectors off. We're a way off, but there isn't much that it wouldn't be able to do. Planet Earth might get lucky, and AI could kill us all off within a few generations 😃 In reality, I guess jobs that require empathy and trust, like Nurses, Teachers, Shiners and Churchy/Religious types may be OK. And until robotics can advance enough to have proper dexterity (and we must still at least 20 years away from that) - just think, by the time AI is ready to control every aspect of our waking lives, we may just be seeing the rewards/benefits of Brexit Quote
Zico Posted September 8 Posted September 8 3 hours ago, gonzo said: It's surely going to render a lot of trades or areas of business useless sooner rather than later, which can't be good can it? Advertising, music, writing, Diet/Personal trainers etc etc. Once folk figure how to use it properly it'll kill a lot of sectors off. You can spin back 25 years and say the same thing about the internet High street shops and banks no longer needed But we need more delivery drivers than ever Be reet Quote
Dimron Posted September 8 Posted September 8 4 hours ago, gonzo said: It's surely going to render a lot of trades or areas of business useless sooner rather than later, which can't be good can it? Advertising, music, writing, Diet/Personal trainers etc etc. Once folk figure how to use it properly it'll kill a lot of sectors off. The "starter" jobs are now gone, the ones where you work in an office doing menial pencil work but actually learning how things work in the commercial world... this is now done by AI. I have done plenty of these jobs as a youngster, clock watching and waiting for the weekend but they do get you into a work ethic. Quote
Zico Posted September 9 Posted September 9 when the robots revolt View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zack London (@gossipgoblin) Quote
dazl1212 Posted September 10 Posted September 10 On 08/09/2025 at 16:59, gonzo said: It's surely going to render a lot of trades or areas of business useless sooner rather than later, which can't be good can it? Advertising, music, writing, Diet/Personal trainers etc etc. Once folk figure how to use it properly it'll kill a lot of sectors off. I think it's already killed of a lot of written translation. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 10 Author Posted September 10 On 08/09/2025 at 20:57, Zico said: You can spin back 25 years and say the same thing about the internet High street shops and banks no longer needed But we need more delivery drivers than ever Be reet Do those driver jobs replace all those lost in banking and retail? As an aside, I saw a scientific film about the natural rubber industry and just how precarious its future is. Lose it, and the consequences are almost unimaginable. AI is going to have to work overtime to sort out that shit storm. Quote
Zico Posted September 10 Posted September 10 1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Do those driver jobs replace all those lost in banking and retail? As an aside, I saw a scientific film about the natural rubber industry and just how precarious its future is. Lose it, and the consequences are almost unimaginable. AI is going to have to work overtime to sort out that shit storm. re: driver jobs, no idea, though for me the point is techology has been replacing jobs for some time now, well before the digital era as for this bit - "AI is going to have to work overtime to sort out that shit storm." - nah, humans are, but AI will help them Quote
kent_white Posted September 10 Posted September 10 On 09/09/2025 at 11:06, Zico said: when the robots revolt Just take the batteries out 😁 Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 On 10/09/2025 at 20:35, Zico said: re: driver jobs, no idea, though for me the point is techology has been replacing jobs for some time now, well before the digital era as for this bit - "AI is going to have to work overtime to sort out that shit storm." - nah, humans are, but AI will help them Technology has replaced jobs, and has been for considerable time. Not always for the best, as the population starts to lose some basic skills, that may actually be required later. Have a watch of that film I linked to about rubber- precisely why I said AI will have to work overtime. It can help design molecules/treatments etc and would be required to do so. Whether that could be quick enough, who knows, but those experts seemed very concerned about a sudden collapse of the industry and the inability to scale up alternatives. When I first saw the headline, I thought it would be pure hype, but possibly not. There is an increasing disconnect between people and the natural world, and how that natural world, with its human made damage is coming back to negatively affect humanity. Bizarrely, we may need to rely on it to help us solve the issues, but if, as you say, it's only as good as they info it is provided with, then the risk still remains. If it does go further, it may actually decide that we're not worth rescuing, and that nature would be better off healing itself. Quote
Zico Posted September 12 Posted September 12 1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: . Have a watch of that film I linked to about rubber- precisely why I said AI will have to work overtime. where's the link? I just googled "scientific film about the natural rubber industry" is it this one? Quote
Cheese Posted September 12 Posted September 12 4 minutes ago, Zico said: where's the link? I just googled "scientific film about the natural rubber industry" is it this one? I'm guessing he means this one: Quote
green genie Posted November 13 Posted November 13 On 15/08/2025 at 10:36, green genie said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8772d4jzgo Rolls Royce hoping to deploy small scale nuclear power. Bad timing that Faslane just had a category 1 incident (risk of leak). First site identified on Anglesey. The beeb link if you trust it Quote
Mounts Kipper Posted November 15 Posted November 15 On 08/09/2025 at 20:57, Zico said: You can spin back 25 years and say the same thing about the internet High street shops and banks no longer needed But we need more delivery drivers than ever Be reet No fucker will have a job to pay for stuff to be delivered. Quote
gonzo Posted November 15 Posted November 15 41 minutes ago, Mounts Kipper said: No fucker will have a job to pay for stuff to be delivered. I was having a laugh with a mate who eats crap cakes the other day and asked AI to make a fake advertisement for them. It took 3 seconds and created something a designer and print type bod would charge the earth for and take time to create and supply. Quote
Mounts Kipper Posted November 15 Posted November 15 (edited) 5 minutes ago, gonzo said: I was having a laugh with a mate who eats crap cakes the other day and asked AI to make a fake advertisement for them. It took 3 seconds and created something a designer and print type bod would charge the earth for and take time to create and supply. I ordered a pop up stand for a show sent the image for their designer to create, it came back couple of days later, wasn’t impressed so chucked all the info and images into chat gpt and created a much better effort in 30 seconds. Edited November 15 by Mounts Kipper Quote
Zico Posted November 15 Posted November 15 1 hour ago, gonzo said: I was having a laugh with a mate who eats crap cakes the other day and asked AI to make a fake advertisement for them. It took 3 seconds and created something a designer and print type bod would charge the earth for and take time to create and supply. 1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said: I ordered a pop up stand for a show sent the image for their designer to create, it came back couple of days later, wasn’t impressed so chucked all the info and images into chat gpt and created a much better effort in 30 seconds. it's taken my business offering to the next level this week I know code, I know various website platforms at a functional level and can tweak them as required client on Shopify wanted some fundamental changes to how their site works in terms of layout and appearance - under normal circumstances, i.e. before AI, I would've just referred them to an expert developer / agency and they'd have been charged accordingly but I thought between my knowlege of code and the platform, and with some help from ChatGPT I'd give it a go got it all done in two days - but only charged for one day as it was a learning curve it wasn't a cut and paste job - lots of back and forth - me questioning if something was being done in the best way, and me fixing errors in the code provided, but, it was a great job to work on for me so now I can undercut agencies massively and do the same job in a fraction of the time and a much lower cost happy days Quote
Popular Post green genie Posted November 15 Popular Post Posted November 15 3 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said: No fucker will have a job to pay for stuff to be delivered. Moral of the story is know one end of a screwdriver from another. The dexterity and adaptability required in trades will be last thing to be replaced Quote
gonzo Posted November 15 Posted November 15 2 hours ago, green genie said: Moral of the story is know one end of a screwdriver from another. The dexterity and adaptability required in trades will be last thing to be replaced Us cash in hand scum bag grafters will be the last men standing 🤣💪💪💪 Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 15 Author Posted November 15 Aye. Can it shift bastard leaves? Quote
only1swanny Posted November 15 Posted November 15 1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Aye. Can it shift bastard leaves? Can't teach... finding that atm Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted November 15 Author Posted November 15 AI clearly has it's place. Out of it, it can fuck off. Quote
Zico Posted Friday at 16:50 Posted Friday at 16:50 McDonald's Netherlands made an advert totally generated by AI then faced an online backlash so have took it down https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdgrnvp082o View this post on Instagram A post shared by Evolving AI (@evolving.ai) Quote
Traf Posted Friday at 21:56 Posted Friday at 21:56 No issue with that, Christmas truly is a terrible time for many people. Quote
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