Terminator Scenario

[Rupert]

RC, Click through on LMs link....  I meant that.

[ergophobe]

I think it's better to read Shakeel's post on his blog. Sorry, but this is the who-shot-John version, not the version with just bullets.

https://www.transformernews.ai/p/openais-new-model-tried-to-avoid

And this article covers it.
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/technology-uk/article/chatgpt-o1-openai-prevents-own-deletion-tmvgbb7ls

That's why I like to know who shot John

[littleman]

>Is that for real?

Attached is the pdf.

[Rupert]

HAL 2001

[ergophobe]

Tesla robot catches balls.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/motorsports/tesla-optimus-bot-catching-a-tennis-ball/vi-AA1v9goI?


Next step: catching John Connor's hand grenades and throwing them back

[littleman]

Robot Janitor

We're watching the beginning of the end of skillless entry level jobs.

[rcjordan]

Based on a 2026 analysis from Microsoft Research, roles with high language-heavy, information-based, or administrative tasks are most exposed to AI, including interpreters, historians, writers, customer service agents, and analysts. These jobs show high "AI applicability" for tasks like summarizing and drafting, but exposure does not equate to total replacement, as AI often augments, rather than eliminates, these roles.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-jobs-most-exposed-to-generative-ai-according-to-microsoft/

Top 40 Jobs Most Exposed to AI (Microsoft Research)
According to reports highlighting the 40 most exposed occupations:

    Interpreters and Translators
    Historians
    Passenger Attendants
    Sales Representatives of Services
    Writers and Authors
    Customer Service Representatives
    CNC Tool Programmers
    Telephone Operators
    Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
    Broadcast Announcers and Radio DJs
    Brokerage Clerks
    Farm and Home Management Educators
    Telemarketers
    Concierges
    Political Scientists
    News Analysts, Reporters, Journalists
    Mathematicians
    Technical Writers
    Proofreaders and Copy Markers
    Hosts and Hostesses
    Editors
    Business Teachers, Postsecondary
    Public Relations Specialists
    Demonstrators and Product Promoters
    Advertising Sales Agents
    New Accounts Clerks
    Statistical Assistants
    Counter and Rental Clerks
    Data Scientists
    Personal Financial Advisors
    Archivists
    Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
    Web Developers
    Management Analysts
    Geographers
    Models
    Market Research Analysts
    Public Safety Telecommunicators
    Switchboard Operators
    Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Key Takeaways on AI Impact

    Exposure, Not Elimination: The study indicates that AI is highly capable of completing tasks within these roles, but does not suggest total job destruction.
    Key Functions Affected: Jobs requiring gathering, summarizing, and drafting information are most impacted.
    Lowest Affected: Occupations least likely to be affected include manual labor roles like dredge operators, bridge/lock tenders, and crane/tower operators.

[ergophobe]

> Historians

I'm not sure they know what a historian actually does. The real work of being a historian is going into archives and looking at mountains of documents, in my period with atrocious handwriting, and deciding what to tease out of that.

The vast majority of these documents are not available in any digital form, so they are "opaque" to AI.