In my generation it was the nuclear industry (immediately post TMI & Chernobyl) which was giving away the huge incentive bonuses and premium salaries. I never filled out the Navy application - though I hear they paid the best overall. I did interview twice (nothing better to do at the time), got two offers, declined both, ultimately took lower paying jobs that I didn't mind the idea of going to work at.
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I just had an opportunity for a job at a company that does autonomous weapons systems. That was a tough one to turn down.
Interesting.
Was it bombs or energy? Or they didn’t separate the two?
I just enjoy my time corrupting it as much as I can. It's like a new hobby.
Oh, and many people even pay to train the AI by using it daily for their work.
Yeah, I see job like that and say, "Screw that."
I am in the same boat but I am aware that it will eventually replace me whether I helped or not :(
I don't know - in my field there's a lot of "knowledge work" to be done, and if AI helps get it done faster...
Think of the ditch digging crews with shovels, do you think any of the ex-shovel jockeys feel bad that they've been mostly "replaced" with backhoes and tracked excavators?
Train it wrong, on purpose, as a joke. Like Wimp Lo!
If you think AI will replace you, you need train yourself.