I am in a niche field as well. With the right AI I could replace a lot of my team and maybe a lot of other teams.
For now, assuming that AI is truly at the stage we think it is at (if I was a conspiracy theorist I would not believe this, but thankfully I’m not), I think people would still be needed to direct and focus AI.
Now, considering where AI “started” at in 2022 and where it is now... yeah, in two years I better be looking for another job.
All that said though, lately I’ve been feeling like Neo. Starting to get the feeling what I have been doing is not all that useful in the grand scheme of things. Maybe I been on UBI for the last few years... while “they” figure out what to do with all this excess human labor currently on hand. Heh... there I go again.
There are really two radically different visions of AI....
(1) AI help humans do things more efficiently.
(2) AI gets sick and tired of humans and focuses on getting rid of most (and maybe eventually all) of them at a time of its own choosing.
Even “dumb” AI could open door number two.