Google had layoffs yesterday. Among the teams impacted were the Voice Assistant teams. As AI and LLM's progress there are some areas that will be impacted much quicker than others. A helpful framework for understanding this is the 6 layers of Vehicle Automation. They range from No Automation to Full Automation. Level 3 is Conditional Automation - the machine is in charge but humans are required to be ready to take over if the machine insists. We see this to some extent in Accounting today. Computers handle the calculations but if something doesn't add up, an audit is requested. The bulk of work shifted from having to run calculations to making sense of calculations and intervening when necessary. There are parts of Software that are 'drudgery' that LLM's can easily replace (ex. writing test cases and simpler coding tasks). The work that'll remain is determining how best to solve a problem with code (algorithmic) and how to structure things appropriately (architectural). These seismic shifts happen quicker than most think imo. Companies will never hesitate to save money if they can. Entrepreneurs that build solutions will be quick to make the case that X% can be saved if their AI powered tool is used for Y. What portions of your career line do you think will be automated the quickest / slowest? What are the '6 layers of automation' for your career and what layer do you primarily operate at?
Will B.
9mo
These were honestly always the biggest value additions. Impact is the only quantifier. If you’re not being impactful across a wide range of tasks, of which they can be ANYTHING and often enough not coding at all? You’re gonna have a bad time.
Building AI Agents that autonomously creates cyber attacks.
9moThey said Ai wouldn’t take their jobs. If you want to know which jobs will be affected then just go to your favorite LLM and type in a problem to solve. If the LLM solves your problem without much effort then all you have to do is wait until some startup builds a product around it. For example: Learning how to code! LLMs do a great job teaching how to code or any other topic. All you have to do is wait until someone builds a holistic “learn what you want” startup and you just eliminated most of the education industry or gave them a tough competition.