Baldur Bjarnason just put out his interim notes on tech
Reading through his notes, I get the feeling my off-the-cuff predictions from two months ago are very likely to come true - much more likely than I had anticipated. I'm gonna focus on Predictions 2 and 3:
- A Decline in Tech/STEM Students/Graduates
Whether or not tech crashes like I expect, AI's likely did some serious damage to the notion of "tech/STEM = high-paying job" as it sent the job industry into turmoil (with junior positions being particularly affected).
- Tech/STEM’s Public Image Changes - For The Worse
Whilst my original post focused on AI turning the public against the tech industry, one thing I didn't account for was the tech industry directly aligning itself with Trump. As such, tech/STEM's public image is now firmly intertwined with Trump's public image - with predictable results.