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BruceWane

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6. The path is clear......

Reply to newdeal2 (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 11, 2025, 10:57 AM

Aug 11

It's been said a lot that AI is anticipated to eliminate entry level tech/programming jobs. All appearances are that this is now in progress.

But if you think it through, it's apparent that tech management is betting on AI to eliminate ALL levels of those jobs.

Where do mid and upper level tech employees come from? They come from entry level employees who advance through experience. If there are no entry level jobs, no entry level employees, there will soon be no mid/upper level employees.

They're shutting down the employee development pipeline. This is either due to an incredible level of short-sightedness, or it's due to a high level of confidence that development of mid/high level tech employees is no longer necessary.

The only reason it's said that AI will put "entry level" tech jobs at risk is to minimize public reaction to the reality of what AI will actually do.

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Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work at Chipotle. [View all] dalton99a Aug 11 OP

Tech companies are pouring money into data centers for AI newdeal2 Aug 11 #1

Exactly how NVIDIA has gotten too big, saw the costs per server CPU, holy hell how do you look people in the eye $$$? Brainfodder Aug 11 #3

The path is clear...... BruceWane Aug 11 #6

Seems like having a computer technical degree would be in demand for developing AI MichMan Aug 11 #12

Yes, there will be a gap. AI seems to be a Musk/Thiel boondogle because they want massive government PatrickforB Aug 11 #18

How will we have people qualified to fill upper level positions if they don't work at entry level jobs? CrispyQ Aug 11 #9

And eliminate all of our water if that's how they are cooling them. littlemissmartypants Aug 11 #13

+1. They also make electric bills go up dalton99a Aug 11 #20

Excellent point! For everyone! 👍❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 11 #22

Should be a concern with data analytics too bucolic_frolic Aug 11 #2

I've been saying this for several years here Johnny2X2X Aug 11 #4

I would *love* to see AI use become a reportable environmental sustainability metric. Heidi Aug 11 #8

It's pretty scary Johnny2X2X Aug 11 #10

Probably the only good result of the AI "revolution" is that all the code freaks Prairie Gates Aug 11 #5

AI is killing those jobs too. progressoid Aug 11 #17

AI creates literature and paintings IronLionZion Aug 11 #19

More outsourcing and work visa abuse being blamed on AI,these corps aren't slick uponit7771 Aug 11 #7

I'm not convinced they can't find work... getagrip_already Aug 11 #11

Generative AI is wiping out a lot of entry-level jobs. highplainsdem Aug 11 #14

So when does the golden age start? Initech Aug 11 #15

They kept saying "learn to code". AI has learned to code. IronLionZion Aug 11 #16

Well, even if they do get the 165K job, it's not enough to buy senseandsensibility Aug 11 #21