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Dave says

(5,427 posts)
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 12:20 AM Feb 27

"Eliminate" in 18 months is too strong a word

Yes, most of IT is doomed, but it will take longer for AI to clear out the marketing department, legal, our doctors (will not happen), and so on. It would be very optimistic to say 3-5 years, more like a decade before AI has run its course and displaced millions.

What to tell our children? What to study? How to earn a living? My p(doom) runs about 50%.

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