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The author expresses initial enthusiasm about technological progress, which they believe improves our lives and generates wealth despite its job displacement effects. However, the author becomes concerned about the potential negative impact of language models like GPT4 on jobs. The author has a colleague named Priya, who comes from a poor background in India and works as a biomedical data curator. The author uses GPT4 to automate Priya's work and is concerned that she may lose her job in the future. The author feels anxious about the implications of this technology and is uncertain about their future career prospects in software engineering. The economic impact of LLMs is unknown to the author, but they believe that some individuals will benefit greatly while others will suffer job losses.




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