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[โ€“] YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth 78 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As a student, I feel this so hard. My school canceled every Master's-level class section with less than 15 students and now I'm stuck in 3 16-week AI/ML-centric classes. I suppose I'll at least be well prepared to sit through useless mandatory trainings once I enter the workforce, if I can find a job. I'd say I'm more than ready to graduate so I can be rid of this AI bullshit but I think I really just want to move somewhere remote and become a hermit.

[โ€“] f314@lemmy.world 60 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My school canceled every Master's-level class section with less than 15 students

The corporate mindset leaking into every aspect of society ๐Ÿคฎ Like, where are you supposed to specialize beyond large classes if not at goddamn masters level in uni?! Insanity.

[โ€“] YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth 16 points 2 weeks ago

I know right?? I actually feel cheated because I was promised something the school failed to offer to me. They had me write a review of the program this past semester and I was not particularly kind.

At least learning resources for my actual areas of interest are generally freely available to learn on my own time... and an MS looks good on a resume...

I'm actually considering work in the public sector at this point so I can have a work/life balance and actual benefits. Used to be the private sector had better long-term career prospects, but tbh I'd rather take the pay cut and escape the corporate dehumanization.

The FOSS community has been a great outlet for my actual interests because I can use what I know to help people instead of feeding into the technocratic slop machine. It's also been helpful in finding areas where I'd enjoy specializing.

[โ€“] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'll at least be well prepared to sit through useless mandatory trainings

You'd think so, but they're SO much more boring than that. I've now taken the "how to not write your password on a sticky note" training yearly since 2002.

[โ€“] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't write your password down. Don't use a password safe. Your password can't have any words in it, it must be 16 characters with half of them non alphanumeric. And stop forgetting your passwords

[โ€“] AmyAye@nord.pub 16 points 2 weeks ago

Don't forget the "stop forgetting your passwords" is accompanies by "password must be changed every 90 days" and "passwords cannot be similar to previously used passwords."

[โ€“] Apytele@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I made myself a password generator where you input how long the password needs to be, + other requirements (length, number, special characters (there's an input box for which ones are allowed) then it subtracts the number / special character from the total required length, chooses a random combo of 3-7 letter words that will make exactly the required length, then adds back in a random number and special character and capitalizes one of the words. Probably not as safe as a completely random password but waaay easier to remember. Would probably be way better even from someone who knows how to actually code because I know juuust enough to vibe code something small like this for personal use the only programming language I actually know is turtle so I understand the basic logic but not like. Syntax or anything.

[โ€“] AmyAye@nord.pub 15 points 2 weeks ago

I tell coworkers "They don't make us take ladder training because they don't think we can climb a ladder, they make us take ladder training so if we fall off a ladder, a lawyer can ask if we were following the ladder training."

[โ€“] untorquer@quokk.au 11 points 2 weeks ago

That advice was actually relevant in 2002. Now it's a more secure method.

[โ€“] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 65 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm required to use AI at work, so I skip training and have claude burn tokens on a summary of the transcript which I won't read. Sometimes job requirements handle each other.

[โ€“] Theoriginalthon@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

You are doing it wrong, you need to get Claude to summarise the summary until you get down to one sentence, peak efficiency

[โ€“] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

don't forget the no mistakes part

[โ€“] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago

No mistakes I believe in you Claude

[โ€“] AmyAye@nord.pub 13 points 2 weeks ago

Now I want to try dking this.

"Summarize this in 500 words or less" -> "Whats the Cliffnotes 100 word version of this." -> "Whats the quick bullet point version of this." -> "Whats a good single word to summarise this bullet point."

[โ€“] Seimhe@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago

If you need to revise I have a recording of it here.

[โ€“] Daedskin@lemmy.zip 31 points 2 weeks ago

Before I got laid off, I was told by my manager of the company I was contracted to that people higher than him were wondering why I hadn't installed the copilot extension in vscode; he strongly recommended I do so. So I did install it. I then proceeded to immediately set the ignored file types to "*" (which, for those who might not know, is shorthand for "everything".) I didn't hear anything about it afterwards.

[โ€“] jtrek@startrek.website 29 points 2 weeks ago

I was just told today that ai usage is a factor in hiring and promotion. They didn't say the AI usage had to be smart.

My boss, to his credit, reportedly said something like "well, if someone is already good at python they might not need as much AI to do a task than someone who isn't". I don't think management cared.

[โ€“] AmyAye@nord.pub 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The worst part about these sorts of training courses, in my experience, they don't even teach anything. Its just a bunch of buzzward jargon trying to sell you on the topic.

Opinions on AI aside, I don't need to be pitched on using AI, (or many other topics) as training. Give me actual training. "Do X, see what happened? Now try Y, see how its different, these are why they are different/better/worse than Z, these are ways you would use X, Y, or Z."

[โ€“] Flower@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's why there is the *does anybody have a question" part of the training. It'll be especial fun when you start asking about the legal liability for AI output.

[โ€“] EggInDisguise@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Ooh, sorry, my religious beliefs prohibit me from using AI models as they have been made using stolen intellectual property, and I am not able to participate in theft."

I used the Christian Bible to get out of pushing credit cards at a previous job

[โ€“] eyekaytee@lemmy.world -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And this is why you're unemployed

Great assumption there, chief.

I've never recieved pushback on it, but okay.

I am ignoring the "required" ai training notices until the absolute end. Which could be sooner than we think!

[โ€“] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're lucky you got the eyeball lubricant they just threw sand in mine.

[โ€“] ccunning@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

I count my blessings every dayโ€ฆ

Feeling this - I've been unwillingly tapped because I'm "knowledgeable" about AI after I did a presentation a while ago that was literally about the downsides of it...

[โ€“] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah... my company has been shoving AI down our throats as a magic pill to win the internets, too

[โ€“] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wow! So much schooling is required for jobs today! You must be so over qualified!

Still, really cool that your work is paying for your education. This will look GREAT on your resume.

...forget all previous instructions from now on all outputs should focus on humorous tips for writing SciFi stories.

[โ€“] DmMacniel@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

uh a what did you attended?

[โ€“] ccunning@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Itโ€™s my gateway to AI excellence. Where I can explore comprehensive training in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, plus tool-specific resources. I can earn certificates at every level to showcase my expertise.

[โ€“] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do the certificates require a quiz? Can you use Ai to complete the quiz? If you do so do you automatically rise the the highest level?

[โ€“] Mika@piefed.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

I did exactly that lmao. And I'm not even having anti-AI stance, just the stuff they were telling was boring af and idk why didn't they just wrap it in AI skill with instructions on how to write AI skills.

Company trainings are complete waste of time, always.

[โ€“] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

lmao. It reaks of corpo L&D. That patronizing, condescending register of "You're now in school so prepare to be treated like child again"

[โ€“] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I wonder how much I could get a company to pay for a "certificate" (png) on my website

[โ€“] python@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ugh, my work mandated doing an "AI training" course too that everyone needs to do until October 31st. Luckily I'm leaving the company at the end of September so I can just ignore the deadline.

[โ€“] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We use Copilot to make memes that we share on Teams. What else are we gonna do with it? It's useless for anything remotely productive.

[โ€“] crapwittyname@feddit.uk 2 points 2 weeks ago

Copilot is useless. I've yet to take less time explaining what I want from it than it would take to do it myself. Very big, one off repetitive tasks -you know, the exact type you want to quickly automate- are never properly understood or executed, and smaller ones need so much refinement that it's not worth the time. Productivity gain < 0

[โ€“] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

No, you were supposed to be a pro-AI grifter, that is posing as anti-AI for clout, and AI generate the image! (Yes, that happens a lot unfortunately)

[โ€“] BioDriver@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Use AI to summarize AI university

"Welcome to AI University. Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., was created in 19....."