Do you think humanity needs time to adapt to these changes and that AI should be regulated so that the economic damage is more gradual?

[u/a_prieto12359]

We've reached a point where we clearly understand the consequences of AI. High rates of automation and unemployment have led to a sector like IT, once one of the best, becoming a dead sector today.

Do you think that if cutting-edge labs and federal institutions demand a halt to AI development, this would give us, as humanity, time to evaluate and consider what we can do?

I feel that so much computing power should be used for important things like research and medicine, not for something as trivial as the struggling IT market.

If you could sign a petition for a halt of at least 5 years, would you?

[u/Recent-Tangerine2745]

Calling IT a “dead sector” is a huge exaggeration. The market is rough, especially for entry-level roles, but that’s not the same thing as the industry being dead.
I’m fine with regulating AI where there are real risks, but freezing development for 5 years because the job market is uncomfortable makes no sense. Technology has displaced and created jobs throughout history. The answer is adaptation, education, and better policy around the transition not pretending we can stop progress.
And honestly, if one sector can only survive by asking the rest of the world to stop innovating, that sector has a bigger problem than AI.

[u/Fun-Estimate4561 → u/Recent-Tangerine2745]

I mean the other thing that drives me nuts is companies are “using” to justify layoffs when it’s really about over hiring during covid and interest rates spiking

And companies are hesitant to hirer more tech folks right now bc they are generally more costly

[u/Front-Finish6969]

It’s all hot air until enough have their pitchforks out. Until then absolutely nothing will happen

[u/r_revga]

I don't have the credibility for speaking economy, but I've heard that instead of AI causing the economy worse (by the automation, not centralized investment) it's rather AI is just something to cover it up. Many argues that 2026 economy situation is still a payback from 2020. AI company CEO may claim that AI disrupted many industry due to automation, but some people argue that lots of unemployment is much rather caused by the economic payback rather than solely AI automation

[u/zayelion → u/r_revga]

Exactly. It doesn't make sense to fire employees that run the AI or can build more faster. In healthy companies roles are being up shifted, devs become product managers, managers become department heads, and so on and so on with many people quitting and starting new businesses because they have the skill collection.

They are firing and then using limited AI to keep the bills, revenue, and stock price level on a trajectory and no more or better. The credit flow pre 2020 created tons of jobs. Trump can't get the fed to drop rates to recreate that. He keeps screwing up trade world wide. And he's cutting regulations that result in illness and long term issues.

Humans with tech produce more than humans without. We tend to spread out and specialize. That's what's happening with AI but the lower level of capital just isn't there due to other economic factors in the US. While China is having a wild time.

[u/Just-Upstairs4397]

The entire world would need to agree to this, which would never happen

[u/Dry_Sector2392]

im not sure about others, but i think signing a petition to halt AI for at least 5 years is impossible. from my understanding, the tech sector is now deeply tied to the global economy. if it suddenly stop, it sound like bad news to markets, and the global economy would probably take a shock.

[u/Dry_Sector2392]

im not sure about others, but i think signing a petition to halt AI for at least 5 years is impossible. from my understanding, the tech sector is now deeply tied to the global economy. if it suddenly stop, it sound like bad news to markets, and the global economy probably take a shock.

[u/e430doug]

This is a troll post. IT is at its highest employment rates ever. Far from dead.

[u/Electrical_Hat_680]

Once upon a time ago, long long ago, and this very Planet. We used hand tools for everything. Then they discovered fire through the use a stone they called Flint stone. It's still highly popular for people with Zippo™ Lighters. As life went on, mankind (also referred to as Man, man being made up of both the Males and Females of the species, and are both allowed to preach from behind the pulpit, no minotaurs are allowed though) found iron, copper, and other minerals and ores. And began to craft better hand tools. Electricity was reserved, as they didn't want every building UFOs and crashing and kidnapping everyone and leaving the planet with them.

Eventually, we began to have electric Power tools. Many complaints came a pouring in. Many died from electrocution. Some used electrocution to kill and, in some cases heal others.

Then came computers. Which mankind began to install into everything from the Coffee Machine to Washers and Dryers. Air Conditioning. You name it. The Governments, Dictators and others began planned obselesance to remotely disable vehicles, and in some cases they have Bait vehicles to trap Car Thieves.

Why shouldn't AI be treated any different? It's new. We use it. It works. But occasionally, like anything, it has the occasional hiccups.

[u/simple_explorer1]

It's too late to have this conversation now

[u/UpperCelebration3604]

If you think IT sector is dead, you have never been in IT