I won't ask what industries are safe, as there's enough threads about that. I suppose I'm asking what to be wary of when trying to change industries or pursue education; even ideas would be appreciated.
I loathe my current types of jobs but I'm terrified to go back to school because anything I study might be taken over in a few years, rendering all that training pointless. I just saw a thread about an entire T1 help desk department getting laid off to be replaced with a chatbot. Talks of office jobs being decimated (even supposedly safe STEM jobs, not that I'm smart enough to do those).
The frequent prediction of the end of work or even mass layoffs terrifies me; I fall apart without meaningful work and external structure.
I suppose I'm looking for practical advice from people who aren't necessarily in denial about where AI is going.
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