Jobs after AI and Humanoids era?

[Heaven]

I think it’s already clear that AI and Humanoids are replacing many workers and will continue to do so.. 

I really don’t see any job that I can do and a humanoid can’t.
I find it both exciting and depressing😅

Are there any careers that are immune to this? What will be our role in the future?

Edited May 25 by Heaven

[Puer Aeternus]

Ohhhh jeeezus not this AI shit again.

2 hours ago, Heaven said:

I really don’t see any job that I can do and a humanoid can’t.

Don't think you understand how complex so many jobs are, even ones that seem simple. Like there's been decades of baseless yap about oooh, driverless delivery trucks are coming. It's gonna put so many people out of a job! It is still so, so far away.

 

Because reality is often beyond what we can model for, one little unpredictable factor can send things out of wack. 

 

Even if we can replace some things with AI, should we? Like no mate I'm not going to be like oop, let's open up AI Therapy by ChatGPT. Get my deep problems resolved, it's only going to be so supplemental. Or like this prompt art stuff. Sure it will take some of the market and has its applications, but most serious brick and mortar companies are going to have their own graphic designers. 

 

Also.. uh, humanoids? Lol. That techs even further behind AI and less certain. 

 

At the end of the day, you just don't know what's going to happen. It'll definitely have SOME impact, but to the extent you're imagining with current tech seems a little silly. Just do what you want to do! Stay flexible and adapt with whatever new things come up. The future can be uncertain and spooky, but you can work with it.

[SwiftQuill]

I've done a lot of research on this topic so here are my main conclusions (predictions).

1. Blue collar jobs will not be replaced (nowhere in the near or medium long term)

AI has been advancing, yes, and there have been advancements in robotics. But blue collar skills like construction, plumbing, eletricity, skills like these are nowhere near close to being replaced by robots. In order for that to happen, you first need robots that can even walk properly (which yes has advanced in this area). But still these skills have never been properly trained into a robot, and I've not seen advancements significant in this area. I would say these types of jobs will be 100% AI and robot safe for the next 100 years. These skills may not be too demanding "intellectually" but they require a mix of knowledge and physical precision.

• Mechanic
• Construction worker
• Electrician
• Farmer
• Warehouse worker
• Welder

2. Repetitive, easy, office jobs will be affected the most

Secretary, data typer, customer service, jobs that require you to respond to emails, or to read physical files and input their data into the computer, these relax, easy office jobs, yeah they will be 100% replaced. The easier the job is, and the less of a skill it requires, the more easily it will be replaced.

3. Junior positions in the tech industry

Junior software developer, junior project manager, junior data analyst, junior cybersec specialist, these are currently being harmed both by a saturated market, and by AI tools that can very quickly do your job. So yeah. I've also heard even mid level positions are being threatened, and that AI is now coding faster than most humans. But it also makes mistakes, and it requires some overseeing. As a mid level software engineer, I am concerned. But at the same time I still have skills in high demand. So really it's going to get rough, but not going to destroy the IT market. Zuckerberg saying "there will be no more programmers" and Jeff Bezos, I do think they were way exaggerating.

4. Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and other Business roles are in danger

According to my research, the purpose of many of these roles is increasingly becoming automated. This is because what 1 accountant would do in the span of 8 hours (analysing finance records and various documents and Excel spreadsheets) AI can now do way faster. Same issue with Marketing positions, which involve Market research and data analysis.

But in my opinion, I still think these tasks require a lot of supervision and human agency. It requires a human to go to a meeting, discuss business goals, KPI's, all of that stuff. Stuff that you can't just put Karen from HR to delegate to an AI. You need an actual human specialist in these fields. So it's hard to guess how this will go.

5. High skill and personal jobs won't be replaced

Caretaker, doctor, laywer, psychologist, operations director, logistics operator, judge, correctional officer, these jobs will in no way be affected by AI or robots. Do you think anyone is going to hire an AI instead of a real psychologist? Or a caretaker? People want and need a human touch sometimes. And as for other jobs, they are so serious, so critical in decision making, that I don't see humans delegating their tasks to AI anywhere in our lifetimes. Can you imagine an AI as a court judge? Not gonna happen. For that to even become a reality, we would need an advanced enough AI to make such decisions, and then legislation would need to be passed. Lawyer? Imagine hiring an AI instead of a real lawyer for your case. I'm not saying AI won't affect these professions whatsoever, I'm saying they are at really low risk of being replaced, even partially. But again repetitive tasks like a Court Scribe? Yeah those guys are done for. If your profession is just hearing people talk and typing their words, your career is 100% in danger.

 

[Basman]

AI and by extension machines don't automate jobs but specific tasks. A windmill isn't the automation of being a grain farmer but of milling specifically. AI can do programming specifically but it can't effectively go to meetings, make important business decisions, etc.

This is why the jobs most affected by AI currently are jobs that deal in media and information. Being an illustrator is essentially a single task whereas a low-skill manual labor job consists of various different tasks but also require infrastructure to be physically built in order to be automated which costs more than an AI model producing content endlessly in the digital space, which only requires the computers that are already in place.

Counter-intuitively, it's to a certain extent harder to automate manual labor than it is creative jobs like writing or art. To that effect, I think it is more likely that AI will undermine job security depending on the brevity of responsibilities you have if looked at pessimistically. AI could also boost productivity on the other hand.

The fact that you need in demand skills hasn't changed nonetheless.

[Basman]

People who's job is a singular task are at most risk at getting automated, like spray painting cars at the assembly line, unless you underbid your work to the point that its cheaper to hire you than it is to build the infrastructure needed to automate your job (for the time being), like sweat shops or the ladies that sort crabs at the crab factory.

You can't underbid AI though if you work exclusively in the digital space. Quality holds AI back however as well as creative collaboration. AI can't build a creative vision for you (that is good).

[Natasha Tori Maru]

I struggle to see much of construction being replaced by AI.

Construction management has too many variables and multi-part systems to be able to be managed by AI.

[Schizophonia]

We're all going to be on vacation; I'll be able to use my universal income to build a house in the forest and do some gardening.

[AION]

We are the last generation to build wealth before AI reaches singularity by 2030-2040. 

AI has developed insanely in just 1 year. Insane times are awaiting us if you factor in exponential growth. I do think a lot of people will lose their jobs because they are doing a bad job. For example therapists, I can’t wait for them to lose their jobs 

Just like everything we humans need a way to adapt. Playing field is going to change in every way possible. 

Edited May 26 by AION

[Heaven]

I really think people don’t see how serious it is. I am not saying it will happen tomorrow but in 5+ years we will see an unbelievable change in our daily life and work environment. 

Edited May 26 by Heaven

[CARDOZZO]

Look into nanotechnology, quantum computing, quantum biology, new kinds of science, science fiction, human enhancement.

[Basman]

On 26/05/2025 at 8:50 AM, Natasha Tori Maru said:

I struggle to see much of construction being replaced by AI.

Construction management has too many variables and multi-part systems to be able to be managed by AI.

Which is why AI is automating information based tasks first and foremost. There's no automation without infrastructure. Industrial infrastructure is expensive.

Edited July 17 by Basman

[Natasha Tori Maru]

It can be done, I can foresee how it could be. Agree with your statement. Indeed there are a few steps before it can be achieved 

I deliberately took the opportunity to move from retail management to construction 5 years ago based on AI and future development... Although

No one is safe 😈💀

 

Edited July 17 by Natasha Tori Maru

[LordFall]

On 5/25/2025 at 11:03 AM, Heaven said:

I think it’s already clear that AI and Humanoids are replacing many workers and will continue to do so.. 

I really don’t see any job that I can do and a humanoid can’t.
I find it both exciting and depressing😅

Are there any careers that are immune to this? What will be our role in the future?

Why is it depressing? You will get UBI and be allowed to pursue your life purpose, passions and hobbies freely.

Governments are already working on it. In Canada Bill 206 is being pushed which should lead the way globally for this

There is a massive pull yourself up by your bootstrap sentiment right now so I was positively surprised to see this. I expect the republican party in the US will be calling people lazy that can't compete with 24/7/365 robots when they soon come out but hopefully that type of attitude isn't prevalent. 

[Mada_]

The energy expenditure and cost of “humanoids” wouldn’t be feasible for a lot of businesses. A company that creates a humanoid robot has got to source materials and for the thing, then there will be the companies margin on top. Most businesses will not pay that, also they’d still need a human to maintain the humanoid. Unless we evolve to some insanely advanced society and someone invents cybernetic physical robots yeah everyone is out of a job, I think that’s a ways off. 

[LordFall]

@Mada_ You're way behind on the industry. Humanoid robots are already planned for sale later this year and starting to become more mainstream around 2027-2028

They are also cheaper than most employees. They're expected to retail at around $30,000 and be comparable in price to a minimum wage employee if not cheaper. And they're updatable by software so when you buy your robot in 2027 it'll get better and more economically viable each few months as the software updates pile in.

Welcome to the revolution. Now my main question is how to we nationalize this so that this productivity is used to free humanity and not enslave it. I think Crypto and blockchain are the answer. 

[RendHeaven]

7 hours ago, LordFall said:

Now my main question is how to we nationalize this so that this productivity is used to free humanity and not enslave it.

We don't.

the profit gets siphoned to the top, obviously

7 hours ago, LordFall said:

I think Crypto and blockchain are the answer. 

Nothing is immune to selfish incentives