There is no in between.
For context I am a senior computer engineering student. I did some internships and talked with many people from big companies. And the thing I realized is I can’t avoid AI anymore.
It’s physically impossible. I resisted for years but every single fucking place is forcing it nowadays. Internships, jobs, any competitions and even my damn professors at uni.
I have yet to meet a single person in real life that does not use AI extensively. No one cares. No one thinks it might be wrong to fuck up so many things for so little (sometimes none) gain.
So I’m at a loss nowadays. I have zero motivation to do anything. I applied for masters but who can guarantee it will be any different? I will either have to use AI like any slop-coder out there or just starve. Even though I’m a hardware guy. I dont even want to think about software devs.
Fuck every single tech CEO. Fuck every single capitalist. So many people complained about the previous generation because of what they left us. But what are we doing now? Are we any better?
Sorry for unorganized and sloppy writing. Just had to dump this somewhere. Have a nice day everyone.
A lot of folks are saying they wouldn’t use Gen-AI even if they have to starve. Don’t listen to them. It’s better to hate your job and have your basic needs met than to be literally housing/food insecure. If there’s blame to be doled (and there is blame to be doled), it’s on your boss, his boss, Sam Fucking Altman, and all them. Don’t feel bad about taking care of yourself however you need to, even if it means using and making slop. I don’t envy you having to make that choice (and I may be in the same position soon), but don’t feel bad about making it.
Meanwhile, others who have said the bubble will burst in time are absolutely correct. If you do have to have a job that requires Gen-AI usage, understand it’s just to have a paycheck while you wait out the bubble.
None of the above is to say you’re overreacting. This is beyond fucked and you have every right to be super pissed. I hope things work out as well as can be expected for you.
You’re not wrong, but having a job you hate is a horrible way to spend half or more of your waking hours. If you have to do that, find some productive and healthy outlet that sparks joy in the balance of your day. No telling when the bubble will burst, hope for sooner, but plan for later.
There’s that possibility, and it’s reasonable, but if everyone did not use AI and rather starved, then we definitely wouldn’t have AI, so that’s reasonable too