Will We Be Doing DIY Plumbing and More? Take a Photo and See What AI Comes Up With

 It shouldn't be a newsflash that the trades, including plumbers, are using AI. That extends from administrative work and marketing to research and hands-on problem solving. Housecalls Pro found that 40% of those coming to service our hot water heaters and air conditioners and clean our houses rely on some form of AI. That includes ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, ServiceTitan and Housecall Pro.

The time saved and the improvement of results such as in marketing are boosting revenue. Sometimes that's to the point that business owners can expand their enterprise.

The formal coverage of this in Yahoo Finance indicates no jobs look like they'll be eliminated, though. At least not yet.

But there is a red flag in the comments: 

"ChatGPT will fuel DIYers ..."

The average cost per hour for a plumber ranges from $45 to $150. The average service call is between $125 and $450. Isn't it in our financial self-interest to learn our way around the plumbing and more. Maybe we can do what professional plumbers do. That's take a photo of the situation and feed that into a ChatGPT prompt. Then review the recommendations. 

Recall how a whole niche in retail - home improvement - sprung up for DIYers. That's the bread and butter of Home Depot and Lowe's. Versions of U-Haul allowed us to do the moving ourselves. At each end we could hire loaders and unloaders. And teaching the kids at home rather than in the public school system is now legal.

The reality is this: No one knows how AI will impact jobs and the ownership of a trades enterprise over time. Today it could be an assistant. Soon enough it could be a replacement.

Meanwhile, policy makers have to give more attention to Universal Basic Income for the technologically displaced. Over 50 municipalities are already experimenting with it. One use of UBI can be seed money for solopreneurs who have identified a gap in what people need/want and have filled it. More of them are in their 70s and 80s. Those could include seasoned tradespeople forced out by AI.

Thrown off your game, maybe the first time since you started working? You made all the right moves and then the world moved in another direction.

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