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I may have hit my breaking point. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
[–] [S] 1 point 1 hour ago

Earning less is the problem here. I've had large contracts making literal nuclear power plant parts for GE for $75/hr - that's just above machine/power cost. This would actually set me up to be a potential millionaire. I hate it.

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    I may have hit my breaking point. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
    I may have hit my breaking point. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 1 point 1 hour ago (3 children)

    There are generic CNC emulators. They've been around for a long time (like 15 years, as you said). The difference is that that they will do the grunt work, but a human needs to make the tool paths actually viable. The difference is that with actual professional tools like MasterCAM, it has been cutting out that intern for just as long but a cost of thousands of dollars per seat. What this has the potential to do, if I do it correctly, is even push out those incredibly expensive MasterCAM seats. I could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs if I do this correctly.

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    • Ethics of of an AI based contract? in c/machinist@sh.itjust.works
    I may have hit my breaking point. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 8 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

    Sure, by an ethical/moral standpoint that works. From the legal standpoint, however, if I did that I'd be sued to the point where I have no option but to live out my life in prison. This kind of thing sounds great on paper. In practice? I'm not fucking going back.

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    Ethics of of an AI based contract? in c/machinist@sh.itjust.works
    [–] [S] 2 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

    It really is. I'm admittedly good enough to the point if I train this thing to the best of my ability - either MasterCam is going to buy it or maybe thousands of machinists are maybe gonna lose their jobs. I fucking hate it. I also want to not work :(

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    • I may have hit my breaking point. in c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world
    Both of the fans broke on my 6 year old laptop simultaneously, Good thing I just happened to have large scraps of aluminum to heat sink until the fans arrive. in c/machinist@sh.itjust.works
    Both of the fans broke on my 6 year old laptop simultaneously, Good thing I just happened to have large scraps of aluminum to heat sink until the fans arrive. in c/machinist@sh.itjust.works
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    I may have hit my breaking point. (lemmy.sdf.org)
     

    I am ethically and morally opposed to gen AI as a concept. As far as the breaking point, let me explain. I've been a machinist for ~18 years. It's been really bad for the last 9 years and I've more or less had to live off of savings from the good years (those savings are basically gone).

    I've just recently gotten legitimate job offers for ~$125 an hour remote because I own a CNC. The catch is that I have to record all of the CAM programming and machine time in order to train an AI to replace potentially hundreds of thousands of jobs.

    This fucking sucks. I'd love to sit on my ass forever at 43, but I absolutely fucking hate the potential that I could bring that would crush the working class and elevate the owning class.

    I wish it wasn't this hard, because I really do believe in socialism and have labored hard for a long time to make it happen - but there's a chance I can put everything I have into true anarchism cause and make a legitimate difference.

    Please help.

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    Ethics of of an AI based contract? (lemmy.sdf.org)
     

    I've gotten several job listings from Indeed that require CAM programming and access to a CNC. I have both. They're offering ~$135 per hour. The catch is that you use your usual work flow, make a part that your normally would and then remotely upload the results to this company so that they can train their AI to program CNC machines. I'm very against generative AI, but wow is that a lot of money for a 1 year contract. It took me 16 years to get good. Another 4 to make my own shop. But around 300k a year? It makes it hard. I'd love to know what other machinists think about this kind of thing.

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    Both of the fans broke on my 6 year old laptop simultaneously, Good thing I just happened to have large scraps of aluminum to heat sink until the fans arrive. (thelemmy.club)
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    There are another 4 blocks under the laptop to further dissipate heat. Off camera, there is a large box fan and a ceiling fan keeping it from thermal death. Sometimes, keeping scrap can help immensely.

    I just need one day of web browsing at 80 C to keep it alive (I hope).

    ETA: the acutual pic

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