You gotta just live. If you're going to enjoy comp sci do it.

Just live your life like the singularity may never happen, not much else you can do.

I know its hard. Ive been thinking about starting programming python/C# to complement my expertise (I am a 3D Artist trying to become a tech artist). But even then it feels like both of those fields are going to get crushed by AI soon enough. At the end of the day we just have to move forward and do what we like

If you want to leave ASAP, tech is a fine area to focus on - you can probably get out on that still unless things move even faster. And honestly, once you're rendered obsolete UBI should be taking off.

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If on the other hand your question is more 'what is the most future proof job I can take in terms of being among the last to be automated', then the answer is likely either a job that humans would hesitate to automate, or one that is a physically complex, context sensitive job.

Is nursing one of those jobs? That was my backup plan

Maybe? My default example would be daycare honestly whereas there's been significant focus on automating healthcare (though it's largely on specific areas), but I'll note here that if your concern is just getting out of your country, it's probable that either one would work (presuming they do otherwise anyways).

I agree with some comments here. I’m a trauma ICU nurse. I have no clue if the singularity will come. There are so many branches to the future. I really do hope the singularity (a positive one for humanity) occurs and we live in some sort of utopia but hoping for it will get me nowhere. My field of work has let me see how short life really is. I deal with 20 something year olds often who die of traumatic brain injuries due to accidents that are not their fault. So I try to minimize my risk associated with any major injuries like riding motorcycles (by far one of the most common causes of death I see with patients), doing anything too strenuous, taking precautions like locking my car as soon as I get in the vehicle, watching to see if someone is following (not sure if you could tell but working in my field has affected me greatly mentally). But I digress, anyway, what I mean by all of this is even with all these precautions your life can end in an instant without warning. Try to enjoy it and live as though the singularity won’t occur. Go party, visit new restaurants, enjoy a movie/play/concert, save money for retirement, work on yourself financially, academically, professionally, because as of right now these seem to be working for the majority of us. Don’t waste your life on what ifs like the singularity. As long as you live safely, watch your health, and watch your finances, you should be good.

And even if they don't automate it, plenty of people who can afford stuff like daycare are soon likely to be working from home and looking after their child themselves.

There will be no safe job in the near future. even if machines don't completely replace human labor, the importance and cost efficiency of skillful individuals will be decreased. Government and corporations will choose better machines + average workers than expensive skilled workers. it happened many times in history. the difference is speed. before humans find and train new skills that makes them more valuable than others, machines will be improved exponentially in skills and generality.

Sounds like a rough job, but provides perspective. Personally it would make me pretty nihilistic to be exposed to that on the daily.

It actually does the reverse to me. It makes me not want to die even more hence why I’m much more aware of my surroundings now and the risks I expose myself to. But it just shows me the fragility of life. However, my job excites me about the singularity more. I’ve seen people on the brink of death recover intact. I’m hoping molecular and nano biology advances rapidly in the 20s and 30s.

People will always want other people making business related decisions. That’s what it boils down to. Take on compsci if you want to.