None of these lawyers ever gave a shit when everyone else's jobs were being automated away. The are arrogant elitists who thought that the working poor deserved to have their jobs automated away, while they were all high and mighty and assumed themselves to be safe up in their lawyer offices in high towers... so basically fuck'em.
As for lawyers? The profession has exposure levels as high as 76%. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants could find themselves 100% exposed, with AI reportedly handling their standard tasks relatively easily.
ChatGPT, for instance, can generate basic contracts, draft legal letters and even translate legalese to make it more understandable by non-lawyers.
In fact, an online service has already managed to automate several tasks that would traditionally be done by lawyers. DoNotPay helps users contest parking tickets, report tax fraud and a wide range of other services — all powered by AI.
The service costs just $36 a year. Compare that to the typical lawyer’s triple-digit hourly fee and you can see why this technology is so disruptive.
DoNotPay’s founder, Joshua Browder, says he received a barrage of “threats” from State Bar associations when he suggested an attempt to take his “robot lawyer” to court earlier this year.
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First, there’s a significant labor shortage in the blue-collar economy. As of 2023, industry employers are struggling to find 400,000 welders, 78,000 truck drivers, 18,000 aircraft mechanics and several other trades workers, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, there’s a shortage of half-a-million construction workers this year, and 2.1 million manufacturing jobs could go unfilled by 2030, according to the The National Association of Manufacturers.
Not only are these jobs difficult to fill, they’re also tough to automate. ChatGPT and other generative AI models are focused on data, analytics and skills like writing. It may take much longer to automate bricklaying, furniture manufacturing and electrical repairs.
Finally, the demand-supply imbalance is pushing blue-collar wages higher. According to the Philadelphia Technician Training Institute, the average elevator mechanic can make roughly $104,000, while experienced aircraft mechanics and HVAC maintenance workers can also pull in six-figure salaries.
Which means, for those with decades still in the workforce, it might be the perfect time to consider a pivot to blue-collar skills. With the demand for these types of workers so high these days, you can be sure you’ll have a steady supply of business.
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Blue-collar jobs could be your best bet against AI.finance.yahoo.com
