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Re:Can GPT-4 *Actually* Write Code? by WillPostForFood on Friday March 17, 2023 @01:21PM (#35200046)
If increased productivity equaled job loss, there would be two programmers alive today

Increased productivity doesn't necessarily lead to overall job loss, but it will eventually in the area where the productivity is realized. Agricultural employment is a very clear example.

https://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/assets/4565243/Ag_workforce.png

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Re:Can GPT-4 *Actually* Write Code? by protomolecule on Friday March 17, 2023 @02:14PM (#35200756)
Well, yes, it got down, but only from 12 mln to 5.5 mln people in agriculture.
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Re:Can GPT-4 *Actually* Write Code? by pixl97 on Friday March 17, 2023 @10:58PM (#35205616)
Agriculture is still automating and the population has increased what, 4x since then
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Re:Can GPT-4 *Actually* Write Code? by protomolecule on Saturday March 18, 2023 @07:17AM (#35208069)
The US population increased about 15x in that period and one of the major reasons for that is the increase of productivity in agriculture [0]. Higher productivity created more demand.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution

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Re:Can GPT-4 *Actually* Write Code? by marstall on Saturday March 18, 2023 @11:07AM (#35209682)
otoh the rise of ATMs seems to have increased the number of bank tellers
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