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It certainly replaced a couple of white collars that used to do translations and asset creations for CMS, in some projects that I am aware of.

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Yeah my job is currently protected due to being clearance work but if we could use AI to its fullest extent we would certainly have too many employees. Perhaps the scope will just increase but until then I see people getting laid off.

Obviously in the long run this is good, more productivity per employee is always better, but short term jobs are changing and people are likely getting laid off (or will at least have more free time)

This is the next step.

I already do less coding than I used to do, because agency work has slowly focused on a mix of SaaS products, integrations via iPaaS, serveless or managed containers.

The whole MACH development approach mantra.

https://macharchitecture.com/

Meaning that even in development, at least in consulting, the teams have become a fraction that they used to be.

AI is the next step reducing team sizes.

Clearance jobs will be some of the highest targets for automation. For one, the US government has already shown a willingness to work with AI companies in the most sensitive fields. Also, sandboxing is getting to the point where if you know what you're doing it's no more risky than relying on another human. The obvious benefit of not needing to worry about an LLM being a Chinese spy is just too good to not optimize.

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