The first "laborers" whose jobs were taken by AI have already appeared

A recent event, ChatGPT took the jobs of 60 people. In the field of writing, retrieval and translation, it is not willing to be just a "small assistant". AI replacement for workers is no longer a "wolf", but really into reality.

BBC recently reported that ChatGPT replaced 60 employees of a technology company, the entire content team left only one person and ChatGPT. from now on, ChatGPT became the main author of the writing, another person is responsible for "touch-up". These 60+ workers were fired in less than a year from the time they joined the company.

What's going on here?

In 2023, writer Jamin Miller took a team of more than 60 people and contracted a tech company to promote its content. In Miller's eyes, it was a very fulfilling job. Until one day, the tech company decides to reduce operational costs and introduce automated systems. Miller's party A entered the headline into an online form that generated an article outline, and instead of having to conceptualize the article themselves, the editors under Miller wrote the article according to the generated outline. Miller, in turn, is responsible for the final review.

After a few months, the editors didn't even have to write the manuscript, switching to ChatGPT to do so. Most of the editors were fired, leaving a few to revise ChatGPT's copy to make it more humane. After some more time, by 2024, only Miller was left at Tech to revise the AI-generated articles. By this point, all 60+ editors had lost their jobs.

A situation like Miller's tech company is likely not an isolated case. Zooming out to the country's industries, the trend of AI replacing hitmen is also showing new signs. Recently, the U.S. media The Information released news that Apple has asked to cut assembly workers at its foundries in the next few years, with some product lines laying off half their staff.

Over the past year, Apple's vice president of operations has been working with foundries PEGATRON, Foxconn and Lucent Precision to spearhead the automation push. With the majority of iPhone shipments coming from China, this has had a knock-on effect on Chinese jobs. Apple has reportedly been trying to get rid of its reliance on Chinese workers, with workers in certain processes having been laid off by 30%.

Companies such as Apple and Tesla are supply chain weathervanes, and their moves have far-reaching implications for the manufacturing sector. China has always emphasized the importance of the real economy, and manufacturing is the key to the real economy. With the development of AI+Manufacturing, the jobs of hit workers are being adjusted by the impact, some may be on the verge of losing their jobs, and some are using AI to innovate their work methods to make their jobs smoother.