So I’m a junior dev who just got laid off from my webdev job, and with AI agents on the rise I think it will just get harder and harder to get back into a similar role. Thus, I’m looking to pivot to any area that is more resistant to AI. Preferably in tech.
I love learning new stuff, and being unemployed I have more than enough time on my hands so the learning part shouldn’t be a big problem. I just need to find a direction where the skills I learn won’t be rendered worthless by AI anytime soon.
I’m thinking either low level stuff like C++, or machine learning. I’m thinking of building a portfolio throughout the process and also building connections along the way. Like, sooner or later these areas will be eaten by AI too, but I would guess it would take some years at least, with machine learning going last?
I’ve also been pondering on maybe doing a deep research on all the current AI tools and the underlying tech and see if there’s any edge cases in any domains where I can use that knowledge to build something disruptive. I would imagine that although there’s a lot of AI hype now there will still be a lot of people sleeping on it making for many opportunities. At the same time, AI has made building stuff a lot easier so there will ofc also be increased competition.
So what do you guys think about these directions? And any other interesting areas I could go for that will be resistant to AI in the forseeable future?
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