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Is Anybody Watching?

The question is not about TV, nor the Reverse Beacon Network or a DX now on the Air website but information from our government. I was surprised at the volume of information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics  

The array of information is staggering and my visit there was prompted by something that simply showed up on my phone. The lead was that the job creation for October was another "low" number in the less than 50,000 range.

The presenter had an impactful message (aside from the white turban and long black beard) in that the low number was driven by two major factors the first being that the tariffs were impacting the jobs being created and secondly that the use of AI was eliminating jobs. 


Note the Young Employee's!

The AI had two subsets that is driven by one a response to economic conditions (tariffs) and the second is the change of economic model to producing more of a less expensive product or service with a lot less manpower. 

Read AI doesn't need fringe benefits, maternity leave, healthcare benefits, sick leave, vacation time off, cross training, attending seminars, annual reviews, or pay raises. In the AI model a couple of Nerdy guys wearing Hawaiian shirts and flip flops are the total working staff!

Then the presenter made an interesting point, and this really caught my attention. He focused on the current young generation in the work force by saying this is a great opportunity for you. 

He then cited their skill set and being a really good fit for the new economic model. For any employee with 15 years of work experience the newbie knows more about computers and how to find information or how to describe a problem. The message is clear the experienced workforce using the old model will be simply "redundant" as their job skills are not compatible with the AI Model.

He then set up a problem situation that involved a Hawaiian Shirt that came in a special pattern and had unique colors. The task presented to the newbie and the 15 years of experience employee: find it and buy it for the cheapest price. For the newbie it is just another day at the office, and he wins the competition. 

The flaw I see in this analysis is that the AI is searching for information on a vast database that exists right now. So, what part of AI is expanding that database. Unless attention is paid to new R & D, then we soon will reach a saturation point where no new information is being added. Will we all be replaced by machines?

We already know that AI can design an SDR SSB transceiver, but can AI think about a mode beyond DDC SDR. When our ham operator was pounding brass in the 1920's did, he ever envision the power of SDR in the 2020's? Maybe not SDR but communicating one letter at a time was sure on his brain and we can see the evolution to phone, SSB, Digital Signal Processing and now SDR. How will AI make that same leap?

Think of those who will have an empty table this Thanksgiving and do your part no matter how small.

Totally in line with today's post, the posting in the last 10 with the highest hit count was the one of BB on the beach. Hmmm says a lot about the OT ham operators.

73's
Pete N6QW

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