I think for me is, that history is not kind to the people who are left behind.

For example, weavers were one of the most powerful professions (if thats a thing) in the middle ages. In england there are the wool churches(not entirely weavers....), in the low countries, the weavers guild fomented revolutions, and shaped the borders of countries.

But that came to a crashing halt over the space of 200 years. slowly at first, then all at once. the power loom, then cheap imports from india turned a cottage industry into dark satanic mills. Yes there are/were specialists that still hang on, but they are like football stars you can probably name all the people who make money, the rest are barely scraping by.

For us, in the programming world, we will not have a 200 year grace period. Yes, AI produces shit code, but thats not the point. its cheaper and there are vanishingly small places were "good" code matters anymore. AI could be used to help a large range of people, provide support, trusted advice.

However because of the people who are funding it, that will not be the case. it will be used to reduce wages. Just like offshoring, resulting in china being the worlds manufacturing hub, AI, and the current people funding it will aim to make the expensive worker redundant.

In short, I weep, because Altman, and the money behind him ans his ilk want me destitute. I have committed the crime of wanting to earn a wage, and thus I must be punished.