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Ask HN: What happens when AI doesn't need human tools?

4•SuboptimalEng•2h ago
Right now many companies are in cost-cutting phase, so here is an AI thought experiment.

50% less white collar jobs -> 50% less productivity SaaS apps needed (slack, gmail, notion, jira, msft word, many more...)

Once company downsizes -> businesses that depend on said companies "growing in size" also lose.

AI doesn't need Slack, Jira, etc. That's just how we humans communicate. But AI can work directly with databases and store data more efficiently.

What now?

(FWIW, I do think AI is very useful. I use it daily to help me with engineering work. No arguments there.)

Comments

rzolin•2h ago
Why would AI need human tools? We need them, and if we delegate our lives and jobs to AIs, then we will be all alone. Do we want that?
SonOfKyuss•2h ago
Is it really delegation if we aren’t given a choice?
SuboptimalEng•2h ago
That's exactly my question.

If there are fewer engineers, then there will be fewer dev tool companies, and fewer managers, etc. meaning fewer Slack, Gmail, MSFT, Zoom subscriptions, etc.

Companies are showing good profits, but if every company downsizes, then every company loses... right?

So, what happens now? (To the economy, lets say.)

SonOfKyuss•2h ago
Likely some combination of feudalism and Oligarchy.
SuboptimalEng•2h ago
And what happens, when enough percent of the population has nothing to lose?
SonOfKyuss•1h ago
I’m guessing something like Hunger Games with robot enforcers to keep the peasants in line

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