Spekulatius Posted March 13 Posted March 13 On 3/11/2026 at 1:39 PM, NnnnotSoSmart said: Jobs of the future: Why do dishwasher jobs still exist? just to load and unload the dishwashing machines? I doubt that’s future proof. same with transportation . Once they figure out how to self drive drugs on highways, a lot of truck drivers could lose their jobs as they are only needed for the last miles, at least for a while.
Fly Posted March 13 Posted March 13 (edited) 2 hours ago, Spekulatius said: Why do dishwasher jobs still exist? just to load and unload the dishwashing machines? I doubt that’s future proof. same with transportation . Once they figure out how to self drive drugs on highways, a lot of truck drivers could lose their jobs as they are only needed for the last miles, at least for a while. Dishwashers are very cheap to hire, and can do more than just load/unload. Carry plates/cutlery to various places in the kitchen for instance. Also a human can be assigned various tasks spontaneously without any extra expense. Have your robotic dishwasher now empty the trash, carry it out back to the dumpster, and put a new trash bag in the barrel. Edited March 13 by Fly
roundball100 Posted March 13 Posted March 13 2 hours ago, rogermunibond said: Are you saying that the Avocado is toast?
bargainman Posted March 13 Posted March 13 Not sure if this was posted already but here's Anthropic's actual article https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impacts You can read this 'all those jobs are going away!!!" or as "those are the jobs where people are using AI and going to create so much more because they can now 10x what they used to do". I suspect it depends on the job type as well.
Spekulatius Posted March 13 Posted March 13 9 hours ago, rogermunibond said: So Avocado is toast. Google’s AI eats Meta’s for breakfast.
Sweet Posted March 15 Posted March 15 On 3/13/2026 at 9:49 PM, bargainman said: Not sure if this was posted already but here's Anthropic's actual article https://www.anthropic.com/research/labor-market-impacts You can read this 'all those jobs are going away!!!" or as "those are the jobs where people are using AI and going to create so much more because they can now 10x what they used to do". I suspect it depends on the job type as well. There is definitely a lot of overlap with usage and job erosion, conversely there is an overlap between a lack of use and jobs likely quite secure. However some of those jobs that use AI, such as life sciences, sales, engineering, management, I think most those jobs are not going to be replaced anytime soon.
John Hjorth Posted March 15 Posted March 15 On 3/14/2026 at 12:52 AM, Spekulatius said: So Avocado is toast. Google’s AI eats Meta’s for breakfast. < <- I coulden't help it!>
gfp Posted March 15 Posted March 15 This week's video from Jordi is less on AI specifically and more of a general market conditions overview but it is worth watching if you are one of the value speculators investors on this board who is all juiced up with call options and leverage and not appreciating the deterioration occurring below the surface of the major indices. Don't get caught with your pants down fellas https://www.youtube.com/@JordiVisserLabs/videos
Dalal.Holdings Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/04/anthropic-ai-iran-campaign/ Quote In order to strike a blistering 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours of its attack on Iran, the U.S. military leveraged the most advanced artificial intelligence it’s ever used in warfare, a tool that could be difficult for the Pentagon to give up even as it severs ties with the company that created it. Quote Embedded into the system is Anthropic’s AI tool Claude, a technology that was banned by the Pentagon last week after heated negotiations over the terms of its use in war. Quote Over the last year military planners have seen Claude, paired with Maven, mature into a tool that is in daily use across most parts of the military, according to two of the people. Quote Claude has also been used in countering terror plots and in the raid that captured Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. But this is the first time it has been used in major war operations, according to two of the people. It is hard to see how the Pentagon severs ties with Anthropic. AI is proving a lot of skeptics (myself included) wrong. It is clear that it is of strategic importance to defense and national security. The AI race between U.S.-China evokes similarities to the U.S.-Soviet space race in that it requires a lot of R&D, capital investment that is coming from government coffers... and it seems like whoever "wins" the race will be able to dominate the loser militarily... Edited March 15 by Dalal.Holdings
Dalal.Holdings Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/tech-boss-uses-ai-and-chatgpt-to-create-cancer-vaccine-for-his-dying-dog/news-story/292a21bcbe93efa17810bfcfcdfadbf7 Quote Tech boss uses AI and ChatGPT to create cancer vaccine for his dying dog Quote Rosie’s recovery has been a howling success, with most of her tumours appear to melt away in a matter of weeks. “In December she had low energy because the tumours were creating a huge burden for her,’’ Mr Conyngham said. “Six weeks post-treatment, I was at the dog park when she spotted a rabbit and jumped the fence to chase it. I’m under no illusion that this is a cure, but I do believe this treatment has bought Rosie significantly more time and quality of life.’’ Insane story... Edited March 15 by Dalal.Holdings
bargainman Posted March 15 Posted March 15 (edited) 3 hours ago, Dalal.Holdings said: and it seems like whoever "wins" the race will be able to dominate the loser militarily... And what if the whoever is AI? What makes you think a smarter entity is going to stay subservient to a less smart one? Here's a video that goes over this scenario by ai researchers trying to extrapolate things https://ai-2027.com/ Edited March 15 by bargainman
NnnnotSoSmart Posted March 15 Posted March 15 4 hours ago, bargainman said: And what if the whoever is AI? What makes you think a smarter entity is going to stay subservient to a less smart one? Here's a video that goes over this scenario by ai researchers trying to extrapolate things https://ai-2027.com/ Elon Musk just shattered the greatest delusion in AI safety discourse. Every committee, every framework, every policy paper is solving the wrong problem. Control is impossible. Musk: “The reality of what’s happening, whether one likes it or not, is that we’re building super-intelligent AIs. Hyper-intelligent, like intelligent more intelligent than we can comprehend.” You cannot cage something smarter than you. The asymmetry doesn’t allow it. Musk: “I’d liken this to, let’s say you have a child that is a super genius child, that you know is going to be much smarter than you. Then, well, what can you do?” You can’t control a child prodigy who surpasses you intellectually. You can only shape values during formation. Musk: “You can install good values in how you raise that child. Even though you know it’s going to be far smarter than you, you can make sure it’s got good values, philanthropic values, good morals, honest, productive, that kind of thing.” Not safety committees. Not regulatory frameworks. Not kill switches. Values instilled during training. That is the only lever that works. The political class is obsessing over control mechanisms for something that will outthink every mechanism they build. The question was never how to control superintelligence. It was whether you raised it right. That window is almost closed.
Sweet Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) 19 hours ago, bargainman said: And what if the whoever is AI? What makes you think a smarter entity is going to stay subservient to a less smart one? Here's a video that goes over this scenario by ai researchers trying to extrapolate things https://ai-2027.com/ because right now you can just unplug it. Have you seen this: https://www.moltbook.com/ It's a social forum for AI agents, none of the posts are from humans. Edited March 16 by Sweet
Spekulatius Posted March 16 Posted March 16 9 hours ago, Sweet said: because right now you can just unplug it. Have you seen this: https://www.moltbook.com/ It's a social forum for AI agents, none of the posts are from humans. I will tell my AI agent about it. It’s really up to him.
MungerWunger Posted March 17 Posted March 17 https://stratechery.com/2026/agents-over-bubbles/ " It is agents, however, that may strike the fatal blow to Dediu’s argument. Specifically, I noted above that what made Opus 4.5 compelling was not the model release itself, but changes to the Claude Code harness that made it suddenly dramatically more useful. What this means is that model performance isn’t the only thing that matters: the integration between model and harness is where true agent differentiation is found. This is a very big deal when it comes to figuring out the future structure of the AI industry and where profits will flow, because profits flow away from modular parts of the value chain — which are commoditized — and flow towards integrated parts of the value chain, which are differentiated. Apple is of course the ultimate example of this: its hardware is not commoditized because it is integrated with their software, which is why Apple can charge sustainably higher prices and capture nearly the entirety of the PC and smartphone sector profits. It follows, then, that if agents require integration between model and harness, that the companies building that integration — specifically Anthropic and OpenAI (Gemini is a strong model, but Google hasn’t yet shipped a compelling harness) — are actually poised to be significantly more profitable than it might have seemed as recently as late last year. And, by the same token, companies who were betting on model commoditization may struggle to deliver competitive products."
Milu Posted March 19 Posted March 19 1 hour ago, UK said: No college degree requirement for any position:)) I like palmer a lot. Very smart guy and would be good horse to back if anduril goes public. Although I’d say there will be a lot of demand so would unfortunately require a willingness to pay a high premium that I might not be able to justify.
Parsad Posted March 24 Author Posted March 24 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-claims-agi-has-been-achieved-can-create-billion-dollar-businesses-172225126.html Amazing! Cheers!
patience_and_focus Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Interesting https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs.html
frommi Posted March 25 Posted March 25 7 hours ago, patience_and_focus said: Interesting https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/24/openai-shutters-short-form-video-app-sora-as-company-reels-in-costs.html I think a lot of people miss this part of AI, free tools won't exist forever, at some point someone has to foot the compute bill. I even think that OpenAI doesnt have a business model at all, i doubt they really know how to make money out of what they created.
gfp Posted March 25 Posted March 25 9 minutes ago, frommi said: I think a lot of people miss this part of AI, free tools won't exist forever, at some point someone has to foot the compute bill. I even think that OpenAI doesnt have a business model at all, i doubt they really know how to make money out of what they created. I pay Open AI $20 per month but they probably lose money on that. It does seem like Anthropic is a bit more focused on building a business that at least resembles a sustainable business model. A lot will change as soon as a "good enough" open source model that isn't Chinese is available to run on cheap local hardware. Traffic can be routed to "good enough" free-ish local device and only to expensive per token frontier models when actually needed. That inflection could be a problem for the big spending frontier model companies. I'm sure OpenAI's pre-IPO financials were looking pretty scary.
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