PepGuardiola

> But if you know how many jobs were lost in the printing industry (typesetting was an incredibly laborious work) which was completely offset by new jobs in other industries, things may turn out great

Comparison with past inventions do not take into account a few things:

1- AI may create new jobs, but it can also do those new jobs especially if they are digital. This is something that never happened before in human history. An easily available machine that can do what a human can do anywhere any time.

2- Cost and capitalism is a huge issue. If the cost of AI is the same as a human, but it can do the job 24/7 with no holidays, no sick days, no unions, and can execute and follow the whims of the prompter, then human will go for AI always.

3- Barrier to entry into any affected job will be low. People with minimal training or expertise will enter industries traditionally reliant on human expertise. This trend may lead to a proliferation of individuals claiming expertise in fields such as visual effects (VFX), which will blur the distinction between skilled professionals and amateur practitioners.

Happiness is doing more and expecting less.

In the future, you won't need to do any of that. Your own AI will generate a movie for you and ask you if you feel like watching a movie. You will love it. Because it will know your taste, your hobbies, your friends, ads, chat history, website you visited, ..everything.

> if you are in a smaller market, word will get around that you are wasting everyone’s time.

Obviously you shouldn't be spamming every single job out there. Apply for jobs that are either better or equal your current status. Jobs where if they accept you, you are very likely to proceed.

> Also interviewing eats up a lot of time so if this is all you are doing, other responsibilities are probably going to get neglected which will get noticed.

It actually doesn't if you know what you are doing. It takes 30mins on a Sunday to look for all jobs and email alerts. Pick one or two, input the job description into ChatGPT and generate a cover letter. Edit and submit. For interviews you usually have a 30mins with HR and can discuss salary.

Companies value you if you are already in a job and are looking for other jobs. If you are already out of a job, you will be treated like dirt.

Here is a bit of advice from 20 years in IT:

Always apply for jobs, even if you are sure you will not be fired. It's like going to the gym every week and keeping your six pack. Don't wait to be fired, be always looking. Do the interviews, get to the final interview and then decide whether to proceed or not.

What stack are you using please?