April 21, 2025 at 12:00 am
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April 21, 2025 at 1:58 pm
I've used AI for data mapping and it works GREAT! If that was my whole job, yeah, I'd be screwed. I think a lot of people who work in and around ETL, ELT, or what have you, had best expand their skill set right now beyond just basic data movement. Although, most of the ones I know, do have expanded skills. But some out there don't.
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April 22, 2025 at 12:56 pm
If you're going about your daily routine at work and think to yourself: "I could automate most every task I'm doing.", then there is a strong possibility that your current role could be eliminated by AI in the near future.
That doesn't necessarily mean your job will be eliminated - it depends on how versatile you are.
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April 22, 2025 at 1:25 pm
If you're going about your daily routine at work and think to yourself: "I could automate most every task I'm doing.", then there is a strong possibility that your current role could be eliminated by AI in the near future. That doesn't necessarily mean your job will be eliminated - it depends on how versatile you are.
Even then, though, I don't necessarily see "AI" replacing most people, simply because AI is still going to be limited by GIGO. Granted, people are also limited by GIGO, but humans are better able to (in general) realize their sources may be less-than-correct and compensate for this.
Where I see AI potentially being a help is more in filtering through log files, in reporting applications to determine "is this a critical item to report, or does it fall in the normal range of things and the DBA / sysadmin doesn't need to be bothered with it." I could also see it being used to "summarize" changes being pushed to streamline things like code reviews and flagging potential problems before the code goes into production.
April 24, 2025 at 4:14 pm
I am 100% against reducing required skills etc for data entry and data movement. We need highly skilled people to validate and correct data before it enters our systems and becomes 'fact'. Exhibit A is probably the SS system, but I'm sure the issues also exist in private org data also.
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