AI Killed My Job: Translators

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BinaryIgor · 2h ago

Interesting, but lots of luddite vibes. I am AI-skeptic myself, but it cannot be denied that it is a very useful tool and many tasks - probably jobs as well, it's not the same - will be replaced by it. Current uncertain climate is unpleasant, but that's the price we have to pay for the long-term progress, fortunately or not

r721 · 2h ago

This blog's author wrote a book about the Luddite rebellion:

>Greetings. I’m Brian Merchant, a tech journalist, columnist, critic, and the author of Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech, the book this newsletter is named after. That book is about a legendary but misunderstood worker uprising—the Luddite rebellion—against the early tech titans. Drawing from historical themes, this newsletter posits that, in the age of Silicon Valley monopolies, gig apps, tech oligarchs, and AI, we should all be thinking a lot harder about who tech serves, and who it squeezes.

https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/about

BinaryIgor · 2h ago

Interesting; I would probably kindly disagree, but will definitely read some of his stuff to possible rectify my views :)

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AI Killed My Job: Translators

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