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| | | | Gennady Lapardin 
Russische Föderation
Local time: 04:56
Italienisch > Russisch
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As always, there are no absolute things. As for the rest, AI should be mastered.
Have a happy new year!
| | | | Zea_Mays
Italien
Local time: 02:56
Englisch > Deutsch
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| Zea_Mays
Italien
Local time: 02:56
Englisch > Deutsch
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| What the AI bot says (If they don't work effectively, train them better) | Jan 8 |
Gemini:
The assertion "In the future, many workers will be let go because they don’t work effectively with AI" is overly simplistic and potentially misleading. Here's why:
Focus on "Ineffectiveness" is Limited:
Job Displacement: AI will undoubtedly automate many tasks, potentially leading to job displacement. This is a more significant factor than simply "ineffectiveness" with AI tools.
Skill Mismatch: The real issue might be a mismatch between the skills workers possess and the skills required to work effectively with AI. This isn't about inherent "ineffectiveness," but rather a lack of training and adaptation.
Ignores the Potential for Human-AI Collaboration:
Augmentation, Not Replacement: AI is best seen as a tool to augment human capabilities, not replace them entirely.
New Roles and Skills: The future likely holds new roles and skillsets that emerge specifically from the integration of AI into the workplace.
Overlooks the Importance of Human Skills:
Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence: These uniquely human skills will remain highly valuable, even in an AI-powered world.
AI cannot replicate complex human interactions, empathy, or nuanced judgment.
Potential for Upskilling and Reskilling:
Investing in Training: Instead of simply letting people go, companies and governments should invest in upskilling and reskilling programs to help workers adapt to the changing job market.
A more accurate and nuanced statement might be:
"The rapid advancement of AI will significantly impact the future of work. Some jobs may be automated, while others will evolve to require new skills, including the ability to effectively utilize and collaborate with AI technologies. Workers who lack the necessary training and adaptability may face challenges in the evolving job market."
In summary: While the fear of job displacement due to AI is valid, focusing solely on "ineffectiveness" with AI oversimplifies the complex reality. The key lies in understanding the changing nature of work, investing in workforce development, and fostering a collaborative human-AI future.
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Lieven Malaise
Belgien
Local time: 02:56
Mitglied (2020)
Französisch > Niederländisch
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I can imagine that people are let go because they aren't able to adapt. But that basically has got nothing to do with AI as such. Work environments change constantly.
| | | | Edith van der Have
Niederlande
Local time: 02:56
Mitglied (2016)
Englisch > Niederländisch
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| If this is specifically about our trade ... | Jan 8 |
... which I'd guess as we are on ProZ: yes, just like translators who stuck to the typewriter and fax haven't been very successful since the emergence of computers, email and CAT.
| | | | Rachel Waddington
Vereinigtes Königreich
Local time: 01:56
Niederländisch > Englisch
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I think people will by and large adapt to their changing jobs, just as most translators have adapted to CAT tools, etc.
It's more likely that they will be let go because their roles become redundant as new technology is introduced.
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Repetition here isn’t a literary device (it emphasizes nothing) but yet another proof of laziness in creating poll questions...
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jparis (X)
Local time: 01:56
Russisch > Englisch
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Rachel Waddington wrote:
I think people will by and large adapt to their changing jobs, just as most translators have adapted to CAT tools, etc.
It's more likely that they will be let go because their roles become redundant as new technology is introduced.
Well this is a bit of a rage bait poll concerning AI but....
Yes, the translation industry will and is already changing because of AI so translators are getting less or different sorts of work and this will continue because AI is now a fact of life.
This has happened in many other industries throughout human history. The makers of flint tools were let go when bronze and iron started to become widespread. Or perhaps they adapted. They became the "flint tool maker in the loop."
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In the future, many workers will be let go because because AI doesn’t work effectively, but the workers will be held to blame.
AI may well be a useful tool, but we should not let it become more than that. We design systems to serve us. Somehow, we are becoming servants of the systems we have created.
| | | | | technological redundancy | Jan 8 |
This is happening from far as I know myself, so 30 years at least.
And it's happening in every industry around the globe. Just see how many people in Europe don't have jobs anymore in automotive industry.
| | | | Denis Fesik
Local time: 04:56
Englisch > Russisch
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| Many workers? Yes. Many good workers? Wait a minute... | Jan 8 |
The Club of Rome people have decided: we've tried, and it failed. The only way out now is to depopulate the planet. Nothing personal, just business. So, your only chance for survival is to know how to stand high enough in the scale of the fittest. Translation and inerpreting are not the only two things I can do for a living (they're just what I'm best at). For example, I used to be pretty good at operating a crane, and since the pay rates in the construction sector are on the rise, I'll probably... See more The Club of Rome people have decided: we've tried, and it failed. The only way out now is to depopulate the planet. Nothing personal, just business. So, your only chance for survival is to know how to stand high enough in the scale of the fittest. Translation and inerpreting are not the only two things I can do for a living (they're just what I'm best at). For example, I used to be pretty good at operating a crane, and since the pay rates in the construction sector are on the rise, I'll probably be able to take some fast-paced program to receive an operator license. I also used to be a firefighter, a surveyor for the artillery, a material handler, used to tend sheep and cows and to work hay as a kid, and emptied many casino goers' pockets in all-legal ways.
Principles of inclusivity and diversity, as transformed into job quotas, are difficult to apply in our market: a person with zero translation skills hoping to land a job with nothing but AI prompting skills should not be allowed to get that job. Which is, after all, a claim to some exclusivity. Strong skills are aquired through hard work (plus a bit of talent), but learning how to use a bot effectively is way easier than translation. Maybe a country with a money printer that goes brrr can afford to spend vast amounts of taxpayer money on people who do no useful work and vote for we-all-know-whom (unlike their parents or even grandparents who were part of the old-school, hardworking, enterprising nation we know from movies), and yet I suspect that times are changing in ways that are unfriendly to the precariat like that guy I saw today who had a backpack with a label saying "Normal people scare me" (in English)
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| Define “in the future”. | Jan 8 |
What exactly means “in the future”? This question is much too vague.
It could be that in the next few years (before 2030, in my guess) the law related to regulate AI —how it's created/coded, what industries/sectors are allowed to use it, by who and in what situations— changes.
In the current time (2025), AI still can't predict an earthquake or the lottery winner number. Could AI do that “in the future”? Nobody knows.
These two are things that could hav... See more What exactly means “in the future”? This question is much too vague.
It could be that in the next few years (before 2030, in my guess) the law related to regulate AI —how it's created/coded, what industries/sectors are allowed to use it, by who and in what situations— changes.
In the current time (2025), AI still can't predict an earthquake or the lottery winner number. Could AI do that “in the future”? Nobody knows.
These two are things that could have a huge effect on workers around the globe.
Then, who will let go AI because it doesn't work effectively on these things? ▲ Collapse
| | | | Philip Lees
Griechenland
Local time: 03:56
Griechisch > Englisch
Zea_Mays wrote:
Gemini:
Overlooks the Importance of Human Skills:
AI cannot replicate complex human interactions, empathy, or nuanced judgment.
While I agree with this, it appears, unfortunately, that a lack of ability to "replicate complex human interactions, empathy, or nuanced judgment" does not appear to stop certain human beings reaching and remaining in positions in senior management or even national leadership.
Thus, I have to question just how valuable - in today's society - these uniquely human skills of Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence really are. Indeed, some powerful elements in society appear to consider these qualities as a threat that needs to be countered by whatever means necessary.
In such a context, when the AI says that these skills "will remain highly valuable", one has to ask, "Valuable to whom?"
| | | | Zea_Mays
Italien
Local time: 02:56
Englisch > Deutsch
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| jobs with most psychopaths | Jan 9 |
Philip Lees wrote:
Zea_Mays wrote:
Gemini:
Overlooks the Importance of Human Skills:
AI cannot replicate complex human interactions, empathy, or nuanced judgment.
While I agree with this, it appears, unfortunately, that a lack of ability to "replicate complex human interactions, empathy, or nuanced judgment" does not appear to stop certain human beings reaching and remaining in positions in senior management or even national leadership.
Hehe, there's that theory of certain jobs that attract psychopaths...
IMO they forgot to mention a certain species of politicians, and I don't fully agree regarding salespersons and journalists, or at least not all. (It is also true that, according to this theory, not all people in these areas are psychopaths, just a higher percentage than in others).
Thus, I have to question just how valuable - in today's society - these uniquely human skills of Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Emotional Intelligence really are. Indeed, some powerful elements in society appear to consider these qualities as a threat that needs to be countered by whatever means necessary.
In such a context, when the AI says that these skills "will remain highly valuable", one has to ask, "Valuable to whom?"
These and other hard and soft skills are actually needed in jobs that involve personal contact and critical decision-making. One example that comes to mind is freelancers. 
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