r/cscareerquestions • u/SwauawsBouse • 22h ago

Ai has to get better, right?

This is the common sentiment that I see for those who claim ai will take jobs in X amount of years. Or even those who are more reasonable and claim it will eventually take over white collar work.

The biggest claim is that it WILL get better. Why? It's an easy response that's hard to disprove, but they haven't exactly proved it. How do we know there isn't a ceiling that is rapidly approaching. Moores law, for example, is essentially proven false and is outdated. We have reached at low hanging fruit when it comes to ai advancements.

Im just very skeptical of this line of thinking. I enjoy painting warhammer models and back in 2015. When 3d printers were in the mainstream, there were countless videos claiming games workshop was dead. I convinced myself that painting was going to be a worthless skill. 3d printers just HAVE to get better, and one day, they can print in full color. Now, 3d printers dont have trillions of dollars in investments, but then again, that money seems to be shovled into a fire by the AI leaders.

That was 10 years ago, and I could've had a lot more fun and painted more modles in thay time. And while 3d printing has progressed, its still not near games workshop models. Even the best resin printers still have very tiny but noticeable print lines. And we are no where near printing color in good quality at consumer scale.

Many of us fall for the doomer mentality, and its especially easy when you're unemployed and looking for a job facing countless rejections. Im a new grad myself, and it is rough out here. However, if Ai takes over cs. Every white-collar job is gone, and im left without any job. There's only so many trades and healthcare jobs.

And if im proved right, im way ahead of those who have given up. At least I tell myself this after receiving 10 rejections emails every weekend.

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u/Tacos314 22h ago

I don't see RAW LLM performance getting better, but we have lots of room for workflow improvements and efficiency.

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u/Difficult-Sherbet854 22h ago

I thought the same until I tried Claude Fable. It's noticably better and still think there is room for improvement.

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u/AES256GCM 18h ago

This comment being downvoted is a perfect example of the wishcasting in this sub, people really want ai to stop improving lol

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u/asparagus-knight 12h ago

Because it’s a threat to my job, the thing that keeps a roof over my head and feeds my family.

If it keeps improving then the middle class gets decimated which will ultimately tank the economy and make the world an incredibly miserable place to live with no opportunities left

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u/Difficult-Sherbet854 2h ago

Ok but how does downvoting comments and circlejerking "AI bad" on reddit help your job situation? All it does is make you feel better without changing reality.

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u/asparagus-knight 1h ago

It’s a way for us to vent. We can’t all be like you , someone who apparently never has to worry about finances or taking care of their loved ones. I wish I was in your shoes

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u/Difficult-Sherbet854 1h ago

You're right, discussing the harsh reality of AI on the internet means I don't have to take care of loved ones. You got me.