Apprentice Electrician Asks How Many Years Tradespeople Have Before AI Replaces Them
StonedApe_54 · reddit · 2026-10-20
A newly started electrician apprentice on Reddit worries that if AGI arrives within 1-2 years, someone in his position won't have a job in 5-10 years, and asks how many years tradespeople realistically have before being replaced by AI. The post turns AGI timeline predictions into a concrete personal career question, a representative sample of blue-collar anxiety over AGI.
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