These tools cannot act on their own and still need professionals to be responsible for their application. If the promise of LLMs comes true, there will be much new work created in tuning models and integrating them into every worker’s job in the unique context of every company. It will likely take decades for companies to fully adapt to the potential, just like it took decades to adapt to the personal computer.

Study up, work hard and keep at it. Don’t dispair, be hopeful. And once you get a job and make some money, put some of each paycheck into the S&P 500 as a hedge that Labor will become worth much less than Capital for awhile.