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AI and jobs

Whether AI displaces human work, which jobs go first, and what replaces them.

What people on korents have said about AI and jobs, newest first — 3 positions from 2 people of 9.

  1. DH

    24 Apr 2025

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    However capable AI coding tools become, the industry will still need junior programmers, because someone must be able to vet what the machine produces.

    However good AI gets, we're always going to need people who know the ins and outs of what the machine comes up with.

    We'll always need junior programmersworld.hey.com

  2. 2 weeks earlier
  3. DH

    7 Apr 2025

    David Heinemeier Hansson quoted

    Universal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss.

    The purpose of work is not just about earning your keep, but also about earning a purpose and a place in the world.

    Universal Basic Dead Endworld.hey.com

  4. 8 weeks earlier
  5. SA

    9 Feb 2025

    Sam Altman quoted

    People will find new kinds of useful work as AI advances, though it will not resemble the jobs of today.

    We will find new things to do, new ways to be useful to each other, and new ways to compete, but they may not look very much like the jobs of today.

    Three Observationsblog.samaltman.com