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imlaggingsobad t1_itp5fzw wrote

Reply to comment by Skank_Hunt49 in How should an individual best prepare for the next five - ten years? by BinyaminDelta

what does a clerk do? How does GPT-3 replace them?

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Skank_Hunt49 t1_itpuyfi wrote

I used clerk as a generic term for a program manager that does mundane tasks such as report and document writing. We fed our team’s output to the AI, it learned to mimic our style well enough that allowing it to read actual data produced a decent draft. This eliminated the need to hire someone with the skills equivalent to a BS in Business.

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BinyaminDelta OP t1_ittoniv wrote

They required a four-year BS degree to "do mundane tasks such as document writing?"

A former Bachelor's position replaced by GPT-3, really?

Sorry but I'm about skeptical about this.

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Skank_Hunt49 t1_itx4auk wrote

I understand where you’re coming from. I’m in a niche industry where technical writing skills are needed. Being educated enough to understand the topic enough to write a report isn’t something you learn in high school. We didn’t need the AI to do the math, we just needed it to do entry level work.

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