From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 04:38:40 -0700, Don Y    
   wrote:   
      
   >Not sure I really believe that...   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >But, do imagine all of the "low hanging fruit" will disappear.   
   >Which will likely include most entry level positions.   
   >   
   >I don't think folks have thought this through, completely.  Entry   
   >level jobs do more than bring folks up to speed on the technology   
   >and their job rolls.  But, also, how an organization works and   
   >expectations that must be met (even those that aren't spelled   
   >out in an employee handbook).   
   >   
   >I recall a company I worked for transitioning to JIT manufacturing.   
   >EVERYONE went to training (even the line workers).  Because the   
   >technology was a tiny part of the transformation -- the mindset   
   >was the biggest hurdle to overcome.  "If you need an item in   
   >3 hours, then EXPECT it in 3 hours (don't pad your requirement   
   >to *4* hours!)"   
   >   
   >I also see lots of PRACTICAL skill set deficiencies -- things   
   >you can't teach  other than at *the* job (not *a* job).  E.g.,   
   >you may not have access to the resources that you "need" at   
   >the times you would LIKE to have them!  How do you dynamically   
   >adjust your workload so you're not unproductive during those times?   
   >   
   >Software folks will have it particularly hard because they likely   
   >won't know the range of problems that they will have to address   
   >and likely will have little application domain knowledge to ease the   
   >way forward; if you can't tell a chatbot WHAT to write, then the   
   >code it generates will be no better than what YOU would have written.   
   >   
   >I imagine similar issues in other fields.  The "apprentice level"   
   >will be elided and an emphasis on "journeymen" and "masters".   
   >For them, AI will be a blessing as they won't have to rely on   
   >inexperienced "apprentices" to do all the grunt work!  And,   
   >spend their time looking for all the familiar problems that   
   >will likely be in those "products".   
   >   
   >This was paarticularly amusing:   
   >    "Seventy-four per cent of CIOs are either losing money or breaking even   
   >    on their AI investments."   
   >So, maybe the CIOs are the first ones that should be replaced?   
      
   This morning's Register is all AI.   
      
   https://www.theregister.com/   
      
   This is a crazy fad, dot.bomb all over again.   
      
      
      
   John Larkin   
   Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
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