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How long before AI completely replaces IT teams?

Satyam Srivastava
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Giles Crouch
Maybe 30-40 years. IT is changing rapidly. While some functions can and will be automated, keep in mind what sociologist Max Weber said over 100 years ago; the more technology society creates and uses, the greater the division of labour...and this has turned out to be true. Some jobs will disappear, but many more will be created and they'll be increasingly highly specialized.
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Rick Fan
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@giles_crouch I think it's too long. Within 10 years, there will be significant changes, and there might be a completely different work mode within 20 years. The IT team might still exist, but it could be entirely different from what we currently call an IT team.
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Satyam Srivastava
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@giles_crouch Completely Agree. We are looking at freshers with specialized skillsets rather than mass generalized degrees.
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Giles Crouch
@rick_fan Could be. Any prediction is ultimately wrong as we humans are a quirky bunch! Which makes life more interesting. The IT department has already undergone significant change, such as becoming more integrated across a business. Be interesting to see how it evolves.
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Ruslan.D
i guess more jobs will be created due to AI
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Satyam Srivastava
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@xeno1 I agree. As AI replaces regular jobs, entirely new usecases will appear allowing for more jobs to be created in the process to adapt to the demands.
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James Will
Complete replacement is unlikely; AI will augment IT teams, automating routine tasks, but human expertise remains crucial for complex problem-solving and strategic decision-making.
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Simran Kumar
Complete replacement, automating routine tasks, but human expertise remains crucial for complex problem-solving and strategic decision-making.
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Satyam Srivastava
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@simran_kumar Complex problem solving and Strategic decision making are mostly based on data. And if data is involved, It can be handled by AI. For example, If we talk about application development (web /mobile) the whole process is documented from ideation to execution. Hence the processes are quantified. Similarly if we go for ops, the first deployments are highly automated in present also and subsequent infra handling is based on data and metrics, hence, can be quantified. So The jobs we see as of now, IMO, will be completely erased. What's considered "routine" today was once a full time job. However, New roles will come into light as we see the rapid involvement of AI. One of the first will be AI Supervisors: People supervising and managing AI workers.
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