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ShazzieB

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12. I so hope you are right!

Thu May 14, 2026, 02:54 PM

21 hrs ago

Some are predicting that AI is going to take over so many jobs that droves of people will be unemployed soon. I remain skeptical. Thanks for this additional bit of hope.

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I'm Going to Make a Huge Prediction [View all] MineralMan 22 hrs ago OP

There is unquestionably a bubble in the sector... Moostache 22 hrs ago #1

Yup. MineralMan 22 hrs ago #2

Yeah, try calling the IRS... bobalew 17 hrs ago #60

It Also Seems To Presume... ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #4

This is the most nefarious part Diraven 20 hrs ago #40

Everybody I know is somewhat skeptical/uncomfortable engaging with it.... Ars Longa 22 hrs ago #3

A very expensive, society-wrecking solution looking for a problem. Midnight Writer 22 hrs ago #5

Their only path to profitability is evil Diraven 19 hrs ago #47

I happen to love that statement. OldBaldy1701E 3 hrs ago #64

Good advice. As an IT person, I trust you far more than many others sprouting this nonsense about AI etc. It SWBTATTReg 22 hrs ago #6

Drive thru fast food places like Rally's have AI taking orders.............. Lovie777 22 hrs ago #7

"Hello. Will you be using your McDonald's ;membership today?" 3Hotdogs 21 hrs ago #10

TY TY TY Katcat 21 hrs ago #20

No. The Madcap 20 hrs ago #26

It is fast. It used to be cheap. Swede 3 hrs ago #66

I think it's more fundamental than that sab390 21 hrs ago #8

No doubt. I don't know what happens. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #14

Agree, AI is a tool, not a solution. IzzaNuDay 21 hrs ago #9

Disagree. yowzayowzayowza 21 hrs ago #11

Thanks. I understand the technology, MineralMan 21 hrs ago #17

The dot com bubble didnt kill the internet any more than this one will kill AI. yowzayowzayowza 21 hrs ago #18

It didn't kill, but it screwed up the economy big time for a while. MineralMan 21 hrs ago #23

I so hope you are right! ShazzieB 21 hrs ago #12

I agree with you, but I do it coming from a different angle. slightlv 21 hrs ago #22

I hate AI PCB66 21 hrs ago #13

'that we will all benefit from'?? notinkansas 21 hrs ago #19

I think all the issues you quoted PCB66 19 hrs ago #49

No. The world population is not the focus here. notinkansas 18 hrs ago #56

I think humans are learning faster than AI: for example, many of us can now recognize AI fake pics /videos very quickly. C Moon 21 hrs ago #15

Man, I hope your right. My techi relative thinks it's gonna take over the world Joinfortmill 21 hrs ago #16

Well, you have to admit they are trying, for sure. ananda 20 hrs ago #37

Most bubbles burst... that's all. MiHale 21 hrs ago #21

Ed Zitron's done some of the best writing on this flawed, heavily subsidized tech and the bubble it's created. highplainsdem 20 hrs ago #24

The way I see it, AI's most prominent role infullview 20 hrs ago #25

My son in college just shrugs and says it's a tool - TBF 20 hrs ago #27

I think you may overestimate what businesses really think about CSAT Bristlecone 20 hrs ago #28

It will bankrupt the entire country bucolic_frolic 20 hrs ago #29

It will kill a few hundred people before that and have bobalew 19 hrs ago #54

I watched a couple of videos today Racygrandma 20 hrs ago #30

Yes, saw that on FB... buzzycrumbhunger 19 hrs ago #48

No worries about noise. When data centers gobble up all the water and farmers can't irrigate fields Attilatheblond 19 hrs ago #50

I am in KS we are in a drought Racygrandma 17 hrs ago #59

I am in southern part of AZ. And idiot county officials STILL promote data centers Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #61

Used to live in 'wheat country' in Montana. Drought there too. Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #62

And in the meantime, deafness has its advantages! Sweet Rosie Red 3 hrs ago #68

You could read the same analysis as this post SCantiGOP 20 hrs ago #31

I also think that AI will end up being a bust LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #32

I agree with you on that..................... Lovie777 20 hrs ago #34

That's on them for trying to take shortcuts without due diligence MichMan 1 hr ago #76

If you are in the market at all, perhaps consider XMAG ETF pat_k 20 hrs ago #33

As I have said elsewhere this looks exactly like the excessive speculation I saw when the internet was ramping up Ford_Prefect 20 hrs ago #35

Exactly. MineralMan 19 hrs ago #53

Thomas Edison new well the potential of new technology even in the face of its opposition. Ol Janx Spirit 20 hrs ago #36

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull 20 hrs ago #38

Nope NoRethugFriends 20 hrs ago #39

Good analysis and explanation. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #42

Thank you. NoRethugFriends 18 hrs ago #58

Perhaps some people do not use AI effectively ThreeNoSeep 20 hrs ago #41

Most people don't use it at all. MineralMan 19 hrs ago #45

Correction ThreeNoSeep 19 hrs ago #51

When people say they do not use AI are wrong. What they mean is that they are being "used" by AI. efhmc 1 hr ago #81

We fear what we don't understand RoseTrellis 20 hrs ago #43

LOL! MineralMan 20 hrs ago #44

If your 401K has a stock component, you're likely exposed to AI stocks nitpicked 19 hrs ago #46

I think that the real commercial purpose of AI Klarkashton 19 hrs ago #52

I've posted a link to this analysis before .... eppur_se_muova 18 hrs ago #55

Totally agree that baloon is about to pop CanonRay 18 hrs ago #57

Is AI going away? lonely bird 4 hrs ago #63

"Let Grandma Die for the DOW" Ruby the Liberal 3 hrs ago #65

I agree! Sweet Rosie Red 3 hrs ago #67

Like most DU predictions, this one should be taken with a grain of salt. onenote 3 hrs ago #69

OK. That should go without sayiing. MineralMan 2 hrs ago #71

I think you're 100% correct. Greybnk48 3 hrs ago #70

Wishful ludditic thinking Sympthsical 2 hrs ago #72

LOL! MineralMan 2 hrs ago #73

I did get a chuckle Sympthsical 2 hrs ago #74

Agree Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 1 hr ago #75

100% Blue Full Moon 1 hr ago #77

AI failure in customer service is a feature, not a bug. Bobstandard 1 hr ago #78

Kevin O'Leary is involved in a number of the proposed large data centres Bev54 1 hr ago #79

There will always be bad actors who will use AI louis-t 1 hr ago #80

The Gartner Hype Cycle is undefeated. usonian 43 min ago #82

Article from a British tech magazine that you should see: highplainsdem 9 min ago #83