Will AI Replace Technical Writers? [The Truth]

[@ChristiansPrayingTogether]

My son is 18 and wants to be a technical writer. He was worried AIs would replace this job. Thank you 😊

[@rekersivegaming]

I just finished an MA in professional writing and I'm now looking for a job as Technical Writer. I was concerned about the topic of this video, but your thoughtful answers made me feel better. Thanks for the quality content! Subbed.

[@technicalcommunication]

Great to hear!

[@ThomasTomiczek]

Nice And like the poster you miss the point - which is how fast AI develops. Find a job - your career will be an AI's.

[@wayln2591]

Did you find a job ?

[@rekersivegaming]

@@wayln2591 I've had some interviews, but no job offer yet. Actually, interesting point, I've had better interviews for Business Analyst than Technical Writer. Apparently, Technical Writers may need to lean more into their skills that AI can't replace yet - end-user/client interaction and dynamic documentation. I'm considering re-writing my entire portfolio and aiming for Business Analyst roles instead of pure Technical Writer.

[@Rogelio_007]

A.I. will be a great tool, nothing more. Even if a document is "auto generated", good luck handing that in to a customer and having them sign off. Or having an Engineer comb through it, making sure the document is Clear, Cohesive, Concise, Correct and Complete (5 C's of technical writing) and have the documentation meet contractual obligations agreed on by the customer. There are too many nuances of writing that A.I. cannot do. I welcome it as a tool to help speed up the writing process, much like how Google has assisted in finding information rather than bugging a SME. I am confident A.I. is not going to be "Skynet" for the technical writing field. Everyone kept saying self check out at the grocery store will eliminate the need for cashiers. Self check out was introduced in 1986 ;-)

[@davidreames384]

I think the answer to this question is going to be very different in 2 years' time.

[@ericlowber]

2 months time

[@jutaipeter]

One year has gone. The answer is a clear “yes”. And the AI is nowhere near its acumen. And maybe there is no acumen at all.

[@DavidLockett-r4o]

AI will enable technical writers to create far superior documentation. Technical writers will need to learn how to create high quality prompts in order to generate improved documentation. I put one of Nikola Tesla's patents through CHATgpt and the results were staggeringly good, to such a level that I felt I could have easily walked into a high school classroom and taught 12 year old average intelligence students all details relating to the Tesla Turbine within an hour.

[@ericlowber]

If it's any consolation to anyone - AI is about to replace everyone, not just tech writers. I mean we are looking at a societal breakdown. Whether or not AI will replace tech writing will be the least of our worries.

[@KennyKistler-o3p]

What is a tenacle writer?

[@ThomasTomiczek]

Fundamental mistake that an AI NEEDS documentation. Give it 2-3 year sand it works through the source code and interviews people. You ignore that 3 years ago you could not talk at all to an AI.

[@Entropy106]

Technology is destroying humanity

[@ashez002]

In what way though?

[@Entropy106]

@@ashez002 overpopulation, climate change, eugenics, mental issues, environmental destruction ect.

[@ashez002]

@@Entropy106 in your opinion, will the hunanity face total collapse, and if so, how much time do we have left?

[@Entropy106]

@@ashez002 humanity wouldn’t be humanity anymore once our brains are uploaded to flash drives, so we’d not be humanity anymore

[@ashez002]

@@Entropy106 and when will it supposedly happen?

[@charleeceejay8543]

Use AI for Nakia assembly instructions PLEASE. Train the human writers to box the parts.😢

[@ecmphg]

Hopefully