G_B_ Posted January 2 Posted January 2 On 1/1/2026 at 2:48 PM, MK55 said: AI is going to reduce the workforce sizes in every field. The ones that will survive are occupations that rely more on judgement and the ones where the stakes are very high (such as life / legal etc.) So surgery fields (robotics will help but it will be powered or at least supervised / adjusted dynamically by a human). Also legally that human will be responsible. Medical diagnostic fields / radiology are much less safe compared to surgery. And no robotics is still nowhere close to supplant complicated surgeries. Trading is an good example. U can’t have every fund / desk running the same model. No one will make money as there will be no trades. So what you will find is traders / quant guys using AI to tune their own respective strategies (But less traders / researchers will be required). In fact no one uses AI directly. But in future it will be used to do more complex stuff like back testing , dynamic scheduling of tasks etc. Presently it’s mostly used in small automations / adhoc research code, trying to summarize observations, checking if you’ve missed something etc. - all still useful n time saving. Investment banking (except the few front line guys), risk jobs in banks are absolutely gonna be dead (large reductions). Risk in buy side is different as that’s linked with algorithms and not compliance BS. Consulting jobs will be and should be dead. McKinsey already laying off some now. It’s because they just evaluate n propose options. They don’t decide what to choose. Plus hugely overpriced. Agriculture (for quite some years) , human services (cooking etc) will be safe too. But certain types such as cleaning related, domestic transport related jobs, store cashier related jobs etc. etc. will be replaced. Influencer jobs will also be safe lol as they appear to build a human connection. But there’s competition. Everything is supply and demand. In China, despite all the growth, there is an oversupply of graduates (even STEM graduates from good universities). In the case of surgery, you will still need surgeons as much as you will need risk management professionals. However, the required population will be reduced. Required technical expertise will be reduced. So lets say for a non-complicated surgery which is not needed asap, the cost in the USA is $100k. But the cost in Mexico is $30k. Prior, American surgeons clearly had the premium based on their technical expertise. But with AI now the mexican surgeons can perform the same surgery without much difference. Its not AI the medical community needs to be wary of. They are saying fat reduction pills might reduce strokes and other ailments by 40~50% if they become mainstream. There will be an oversupply of surgeons and doctors if true. If good jobs go in bulk, the government won't get enough income tax through direct or indirect means. This will result in more taxes on those already in work. Real estate values will collapse as well as employment is the number one metric driving real estate growth. So even those in a job or those on pensions are unlikely to be spared. They will simply be collateral.
G_B_ Posted January 2 Posted January 2 if your American, especially, you need to be very worried. You have AI and outsourcing and a very capitalist system. American jobs at this point can be outsourced to Europe (even London) or Israel and there will be a cost reduction of 20-30%. Let alone India. The median US salary has risen from 57k in 2020 to 75k in 2025. Combine this with AI and you are looking at a potentially a perfect storm over the next decade.
Lord Posted January 2 Posted January 2 12 hours ago, raki05 said: But roles like AI engineer and MLops engineer will flourish-like building more and more AI enabled applications, build and deploy mlops model, creating AI agents or AgenticAI . Also adaptation go complete end to end ai wont be that quick and easy. Every role be it consultant, product manager to developer will require AI upskilling. Also people will become self employed using AI to build businesses raki05 1
MK55 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) 13 hours ago, raki05 said: All those new models or submodels , stochastic states, adding new hyperparameter are the role of researcher and you cant get such roles until you are practicing researcher like Andrew Ng of stanford who also worked witg facebook and google or PHD in mathematics. There are such roles as well but getting those would be really tough. What i am talking is a general role in Manufacturing, Finance and Healthcare company which you can target as IT professional. Where our main role would be either to expansive and often focuses precisely on integrating Large Language Models (LLM) into applications to create functional, real-world solutions or deploy already existing models with slight tuning based on your org specific needs within hour orgainisation thats what mlops engineer does like bridging data science and IT operations, automating and managing the lifecycle of machine learning models from development to production.Similarly there will be role ofAI/ML architect, Product Owner , Product Manager and so on. Building AI agents or creating agentic AI with cluster of agents and integrating them with various internal systems. Also integrating your LLMS with external systems using MCP protocol leveraging RAG to enhance contextual understanding of existing LLMs going to be a more creamy jobs. But all tgese adaptation will take it times and we should be hopeful to transition in to such roles with upskilling ouselves. What Elon Musk or Nvidia guy is saying is creating bubbles to raise their stocks the big change they are talking about where everything will be done by machine itslef is a bit distant dream. As AI can be bias depends in data it cant be ethical , inability to grasp nuance and context. Hence i am just focussingbon to uplift myself right now. BTW AI is not new as you know first perceptron or most basic neural network was setup in 1950s i believe its only creating wave dur to cloud computing. Next big thing i am more focused on is quants computing as that would be biggest shift in computer industry and it will change all ai models and modern algorithms like CNN, RNN. I think what u said makes sense. But that’s mainly from a software engineer perspective who’s building apps. I was mainly talking about the other roles (there are many such roles outside the IT space). The professionals in most such roles don’t really have to focus too much on learning the intricacies of LLMs. It’s fairly easy to use those if required by just using prompts. Instead they need to focus on core skills n building domain knowledge For example look at traders at any fund / bank or the front office quants. They don’t build LLMs or even use them that much. The models that they use are mainly predictions on structured panel data sets. They focus on pricing, Monte Carlo (to model stochastic processes), spread modeling, time series, regressions / splines (GLM with custom links), some Bayesian stuff, boosting, sometimes neural and reinforcement (not always) etc. None of this requires a hyper focus on LLMs. Also u can never ask or expect AI to automate the whole thing as there’s no one right or wrong answer or even a static answer. Market is always in deterministic. U can only use it to save time once u have the strategy n model decisions sorted out. So the AI use case for them is automating certain repetitive tasks on data to save time, Or refreshing some theory or quickly asking AI to provide a research code snippet etc. I’m expecting dynamic back testing too in future. Or let’s say lawyers. The use case for them is mainly parsing large documents. Or to let’s say keeping track of any live news updates etc. sometimes brainstorming etc. Doctors would mainly just use it quickly scan some medical literature or to double check their diagnosis just to make sure they aren’t missing anything etc. Consultants might use it summarize some reports or to build processes to run queries on data and collating that into reports, asking AI to critique etc. They don’t need an AI course for it. What’s important for them is using their domain knowledge to prompt the AI correctly in tasks where they don’t want to waste time. Edited January 3 by MK55 Mariyam 1
MK55 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 (edited) 8 hours ago, G_B_ said: Everything is supply and demand. In China, despite all the growth, there is an oversupply of graduates (even STEM graduates from good universities). In the case of surgery, you will still need surgeons as much as you will need risk management professionals. However, the required population will be reduced. Required technical expertise will be reduced. So lets say for a non-complicated surgery which is not needed asap, the cost in the USA is $100k. But the cost in Mexico is $30k. Prior, American surgeons clearly had the premium based on their technical expertise. But with AI now the mexican surgeons can perform the same surgery without much difference. Its not AI the medical community needs to be wary of. They are saying fat reduction pills might reduce strokes and other ailments by 40~50% if they become mainstream. There will be an oversupply of surgeons and doctors if true. If good jobs go in bulk, the government won't get enough income tax through direct or indirect means. This will result in more taxes on those already in work. Real estate values will collapse as well as employment is the number one metric driving real estate growth. So even those in a job or those on pensions are unlikely to be spared. They will simply be collateral. What AI are u even talking about in surgeries? If u mean robotics we are miles away. Just check how embarrassingly bad the current humanoids are. The cost of surgery is more coz of the surgeons skill, experience and the hospital post operative care which can be a game changer. On the other hand risk management jobs in banks (not the ones where risk managers r taking trading decisions / never in the sell side) are easily replaceable - not just outsourced but flat out eliminated. AI can be used to build good analytics n report building on the fly reliably in the future. And yes true, if AI ever reaches a stage where it achieves general artificial intelligence across all fields then we’ll have much bigger questions to worry about than careers. And may be it will be for the good who knows. Edited January 3 by MK55
raki05 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 2 hours ago, MK55 said: I think what u said makes sense. But that’s mainly from a software engineer perspective who’s building apps. I was mainly talking about the other roles (there are many such roles outside the IT space). The professionals in most such roles don’t really have to focus too much on learning the intricacies of LLMs. It’s fairly easy to use those if required by just using prompts. Instead they need to focus on core skills n building domain knowledge For example look at traders at any fund / bank or the front office quants. They don’t build LLMs or even use them that much. The models that they use are mainly predictions on structured panel data sets. They focus on pricing, Monte Carlo (to model stochastic processes), spread modeling, time series, regressions / splines (GLM with custom links), some Bayesian stuff, boosting, sometimes neural and reinforcement (not always) etc. None of this requires a hyper focus on LLMs. Also u can never ask or expect AI to automate the whole thing as there’s no one right or wrong answer or even a static answer. Market is always in deterministic. U can only use it to save time once u have the strategy n model decisions sorted out. So the AI use case for them is automating certain repetitive tasks on data to save time, Or refreshing some theory or quickly asking AI to provide a research code snippet etc. I’m expecting dynamic back testing too in future. Or let’s say lawyers. The use case for them is mainly parsing large documents. Or to let’s say keeping track of any live news updates etc. sometimes brainstorming etc. Doctors would mainly just use it quickly scan some medical literature or to double check their diagnosis just to make sure they aren’t missing anything etc. Consultants might use it summarize some reports or to build processes to run queries on data and collating that into reports, asking AI to critique etc. They don’t need an AI course for it. What’s important for them is using their domain knowledge to prompt the AI correctly in tasks where they don’t want to waste time. +,Yea those are consumers they will just use AI in their work ,a trader or doctor doesnt care about model or algorithm they just need a tool to read complex pattern in data which be it trading or doctor scanning a report. BTW AI is more than automation as we can use hand written program for automation . I have seen people automating nuances of trading like smart money concepts riles using python to execute trades. But AI is more than that it doesnt need to know those smc rules it will build its own rule by reading the complex pattern in data and keep on improving all it needs is enough data and by using time series algorithm it will understand all complex trading pattern. Similarly in case of doctor reading report all it use is CNN and read complex pattern in report which is difficult to read by a human eye or hand written program. Hence AI usecase is much wider than just automating stuff. Zero_Unit, Lord and MK55 1 2
MK55 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 1 hour ago, raki05 said: +,Yea those are consumers they will just use AI in their work ,a trader or doctor doesnt care about model or algorithm they just need a tool to read complex pattern in data which be it trading or doctor scanning a report. BTW AI is more than automation as we can use hand written program for automation . I have seen people automating nuances of trading like smart money concepts riles using python to execute trades. But AI is more than that it doesnt need to know those smc rules it will build its own rule by reading the complex pattern in data and keep on improving all it needs is enough data and by using time series algorithm it will understand all complex trading pattern. Similarly in case of doctor reading report all it use is CNN and read complex pattern in report which is difficult to read by a human eye or hand written program. Hence AI usecase is much wider than just automating stuff. Yes, I think there will be a big revolution in medical radiology. That’s tailor made for AI. Human body though very complicated is also very predictable in some other ways. I also expect medicine diagnostics to be influenced by AI once it builds more credibility. For example it might quickly access multiple real time reports n scans over a large number of patients continuously and alert doctors of anything high risk. Not sold on SMC - especially in the current momentum / rebalancing / client flow / vol driven moves. But anyways retail people can play around and experiment while it works for them. raki05 1
kepler37b Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 (edited) I just asked Google Deepresearch to propose a way to structure my timetable giving it my health issues and family requirements. Dammned it gave a decently relevant time table. I asked it to consider the limited space of my apartment and Dammn it gave me good alternatives. It's over guys!!!! This thing will replace lawyers, psychologists, coders, teachers, professors. Only thing that will remain are researchers. Edited January 3 by kepler37b Zero_Unit 1
kepler37b Posted January 3 Author Posted January 3 Google deepresearch, for sure, will make the jobs of analysts redundant. It has me hooked and i subscribed to it. It is like that assistant that can give me report on whatever topic there is under the sun.
MK55 Posted January 6 Posted January 6 (edited) Sandisk has risen 10 times in the last 4 months. If there’s any material dip due to macro noise, it’s a good opportunity. For reference it dropped 25% in November. Storage n memory is skyrocketing. AI narrative is strong and if that’s what u believe then there is no doubt storage n memory will follow. Question is are u mentally resilient to take 20-30 percent drops when the going gets tough lol. Edited January 6 by MK55
Zero_Unit Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/3/2026 at 2:41 AM, kepler37b said: I just asked Google Deepresearch to propose a way to structure my timetable giving it my health issues and family requirements. Dammned it gave a decently relevant time table. I asked it to consider the limited space of my apartment and Dammn it gave me good alternatives. It's over guys!!!! This thing will replace lawyers, psychologists, coders, teachers, professors. Only thing that will remain are researchers. Yeah, honestly man. It's a bit scary. I've automated alot of my codes that I would have to drag and write with the assistant of AI now. It can actually accomplish alot - espacially when building the 'skeleton' which can be time consuming. It's still in it's 'stupid' phase since it does make mistakes from time to time, or does not understand what's being asked, but let me tell you man, the mistakes it was making a year ago vs today has significantly reduced. It will only get better and you will always get a smarter version of it tomorrow. Also, not to long ago, I went to see a lawyer who gave some legal advice. When I went home, was curious to see what an AI would say. Pretty much said the same thing, and even more. To which I reached out to the lawyer and asked can we also do this, Lawyer stated that sounded better and we should focus on that... So you're not about what you stated, lol. kepler37b 1
IndianRenegade Posted January 9 Posted January 9 AI already decimated TailwindCSS, much of the glossy UI that AI generated used it packages. But since ppl used AI to make changes, traffic to their website & docs reduced, their paid offerings weren't being advertised. Google finally came in & saved it.
kepler37b Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 10 hours ago, Zero_Unit said: Yeah, honestly man. It's a bit scary. I've automated alot of my codes that I would have to drag and write with the assistant of AI now. It can actually accomplish alot - espacially when building the 'skeleton' which can be time consuming. It's still in it's 'stupid' phase since it does make mistakes from time to time, or does not understand what's being asked, but let me tell you man, the mistakes it was making a year ago vs today has significantly reduced. It will only get better and you will always get a smarter version of it tomorrow. Also, not to long ago, I went to see a lawyer who gave some legal advice. When I went home, was curious to see what an AI would say. Pretty much said the same thing, and even more. To which I reached out to the lawyer and asked can we also do this, Lawyer stated that sounded better and we should focus on that... So you're not about what you stated, lol. Every body has to be a researcher or entertainer or administrator. I fear for every other job.
Zero_Unit Posted January 9 Posted January 9 7 hours ago, kepler37b said: Every body has to be a researcher or entertainer or administrator. I fear for every other job. Like Elon Musk stated, blue color jobs are more secured now (for the time being )vs white collar jobs. Lord 1
vvvslaxman Posted January 10 Posted January 10 People have to start learning to live in limited income :) Will have to become like this guy. IT vivasayi. Basically quit IT job and became a full time farmer. Built a house with mud and stone settled in a small village in a hill station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMQc6MX3AVg
Lord Posted January 10 Posted January 10 26 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said: People have to start learning to live in limited income :) Will have to become like this guy. IT vivasayi. Basically quit IT job and became a full time farmer. Built a house with mud and stone settled in a small village in a hill station. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMQc6MX3AVg so tech has brought us back to old days
vvvslaxman Posted January 10 Posted January 10 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Lord said: so tech has brought us back to old days I absolutely don't mind going back there. Without IT growth that is how most would have lived their life. Indians approximately send 135 billion annually to India from USA. Big beautiful bill of Trump reduced it by 1%. If people lose job here and in India average purchase power will dramatically go down. That will impact EMI payment which will impact banks. Whole things will collapse. It is one of the steady income for India. Foreign remittance significantly helps India's GDP. That will take a hit if AI starts replacing IT workers. Edited January 10 by vvvslaxman
kepler37b Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 (edited) 1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said: I absolutely don't mind going back there. Without IT growth that is how most would have lived their life. Indians approximately send 135 billion annually to India from USA. Big beautiful bill of Trump reduced it by 1%. If people lose job here and in India average purchase power will dramatically go down. That will impact EMI payment which will impact banks. Whole things will collapse. It is one of the steady income for India. Foreign remittance significantly helps India's GDP. That will take a hit if AI starts replacing IT workers. There is a theory of happiness called "The savanna theory of happiness" It says that we are happy when we live like our african ancestors, roaming in flat grasslands and sleeping under stars. In essence, open spaces enhance our happiness. The dude basically has upgraded his life style. Edited January 10 by kepler37b Lord 1
kepler37b Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 8 hours ago, Zero_Unit said: Like Elon Musk stated, blue color jobs are more secured now (for the time being )vs white collar jobs. I hope to learn watch making and wood work.
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