They expect us to keep changing

There&#x27;s nothing wrong with continuous learning. I knew that before choosing this career.<p>The issue with recent AI tech is that _I can&#x27;t learn it_. I have to pay a lot of money (GPU renting or buying outrageous rigs) if I want to do even hello world AI stuff. The writing is on the wall, I will never be allowed to learn it, just to use it like a peasant.<p>This simply wasn&#x27;t true before. I can read react code, roll my own, understand it. Same with any tech after the 90s. Heck, I can even do a primitive browser without having to buy GPU.<p>But AI is different. It will not allow you to learn past a certain point, and there is nothing you can do. And it&#x27;s not about how smart or dedicated you are anymore. It&#x27;s about money. Either you have huge datacenter money and you learn, or you don&#x27;t and just play kids prompt guinea pig. It sucks.

The funny thing about this piece is that bookstores themselves basically don&#x27;t exist anymore. The bookstore owners had it far worse than the developers who had to keep up with the times.

I am in my 40s and yes seeing ones skills beeing Made obsolete is scary. But I still love the moment when I start with something new (language, tool, ...) whenever my job allowed me to dive into something new I am somehow grateful. And yes I do know the sentiment when I see something and catch myself thinking well this is the same as that which we had x years ago but actually it never really is or it is but now it really works. I dont fear AI will make me obsolete and for all the issues it has I am also astonished what is happening and want to know how it works. What other Industries offer this? That said I acknowledge that change comes with a lot of cognitive load which can cause Stress and anxiety and WE need ways to keep those in Check. I think this is also a Job of a company having to do with Tech, to Care for its workers (and everyone working in this industry)