New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: Is the AI Apocalypse Imminent?

Ask HN: Is the AI Apocalypse Imminent?
3 by w4ffl35 | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I feel there is a lot of FUD surrounding AI, especially on Twitter where people don't understand the technology. I've seen posts about Software Engineer jobs vanishing in 5 years thanks to ChatGPT. Artists are terrified that they will lose their lively-hood thanks to StableDiffusion etc. Most of this chatter I have seen on Twitter, but there are artist communities battling AI communities on Reddit as well. I personally think that everyone will just need to adapt as it has always been, but I am curious what others on HN think. Are professionals in for a rude awakening? Are artists and software engineers and writers really going to be replaced with AI? Will software engineering involve product managers talking to ChatGPT instead of Engineers, and if we're still in the mix, will our salaries be substantially reduced? Obviously the technology will have SOME impact, even if there is no "apocalypse", so how should professionals be viewing this? What are the best ways to prepare for the inevitable shift? And what should the message to the scared / confused public be?