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[–] rozodru@piefed.social 25 points 1 day ago (5 children)

it's bursting now. within the past few months to a year I've made more money switching my focus from freelance/consultion dev work to, essentially, a freelance digital janitor targeting AI. I get clients that desperately need to fix the slop they've produced and have me code review it to see how practical that is (9 times out of 10, it isn't.)

The calls/emails I'm getting from potential new clients are becoming more frequent on a weekly basis. People are panicking. And I know when it finally does finish bursting that it's going to be hell out there. So since I'm now making more money than ever I'm saving AS MUCH as possible because I hope to come out of this shit on the other side and retire.

To other devs potentially reading this, Get good at code reviewing and start leveraging that. it's a skill that IS in demand right now and will be for awhile. Just the tech bros on linkedin are unwilling to admit it.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Yeah bubble will burst, any day now---

[–] Laser@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago

And they said AI wouldn't boost business. Who's laughing now, haters?

The whole thing is just embarrassing. Anyone with a bit of understanding knew that the technology comes with huge risks (after all, there is no understanding, just the imitation of it). Billions have been poured into a glorified autocomplete in one of the biggest corporate FOMOs I can remember. Nvidia is (as much as I hate them, rightfully) laughing all the way to the bank. Crypto and now this allow them to practically buy Intel - back when AMD bought Ati, people speculated it'd be Intel buying Nvidia! Granted, Intel did their part too, but Nvidia selling cards that will be completely outdated in two years in unthinkable amounts is wild. And the best part is, except for them, everyone else lost money, like not even OpenAI themselves are making any, and this is with Microsoft subsidizing them. Absolutely insane!

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 8 points 1 day ago

Different industry, but in my graphic design business I've had a couple small jobs fixing/finishing logos people tried to make with AI. Sounds like you're getting a lot more, but I've been seeing this too.

[–] FalseTautology@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

Honestly this is the first post I've read in days that gives me any specific hope for the future.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Considering the state of the job market, you shouldn't have any trouble finding help.