The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype machine

Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by wiseowise on Saturday May 31, 2025 @02:40AM (#44142327)

I will never understand this argument. If you have a super tool, that can magically double your output, why would you suddenly double your output publicly? So that you now work twice essentially for the same money? You use it to work less, your output stays static or marginally improves - that’s smart play.

Note: I’m talking about your run of the mill SE waggie work, not startups where your food is based on your output.

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Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by conradkay on Saturday May 31, 2025 @03:19AM (#44142555)

That only works if you're one of very few people with the tool. Otherwise the rest of your team is now 2x as productive as you.

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Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by wiseowise on Saturday May 31, 2025 @04:04AM (#44142757)

That’s assuming they were as productive as me in the first place.

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Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by imtringued on Saturday May 31, 2025 @04:35AM (#44142886)

How would you know? What if they are following your strategy and are hiding their "power level"?

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Re:The 'white-collar bloodbath' is all part of the AI hype m... by wiseowise on Saturday May 31, 2025 @03:09PM (#44146341)

If they were hiding their "power level" and maintaining my or pre my "power level", what incentive do they have to suddenly double it if they were hiding it in the first place?

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