i dont get it. this kind of tool seems built to let companies get more work done with fewer people. if one engineer can now do the work that used to take several, that doesn't sound great for headcount, salaries, or job security. it increases competition while giving companies even more leverage to expect higher output from everyone. i'm already feeling that pressure myself. what am i missing???
genuine question.
everywhere i look, it is always the same. ai is replacing jobs. ai is eliminating entry-level work. ai is making entire careers obsolete. every day there's a new prediction about which profession is next. i'm not even trying to argue whether those claims are true or not. i'm just tired of consuming endless doom.
if ai really is going to change the job market that much, what are people actually doing about it? how can we get ahead of it?? and i'm not looking for motivational answers like "just keep learning" or "humans will always be needed."
unless you're working on the field right now, stop saying SWE jobs is over and that ai has replaced it. it feels like every discussion about AI eventually turns into a prediction that software engineers won't be needed much longer. it's a lot of help to ease work but it doesnt attend meetings and fix problems by itself. maybe ai can help write code faster, but writing code is only one part of the job. most companies are still dealing with complex systems, technical adjustments and years of accumulated decisions that cant simply be solved with a prompt.
for a class project, i'm planning to build an app that helps students find study partners since our univ population is big (about 16k students). it's pretty simple. students create a profile with their course, subjects, study habits, availability, and goals. the app then matches them with other students who are looking for a study buddy within the school vicinity. when i explained the concept, my instructor laughed and said, "that's just a dating app for studying."
is this actually a problem? and should i not pursue it?? my intention is for improving study habit. would you use something like this in college?
i swear to god years ago i can code on my own without much aid even if it's not very neat. i think my brain has become so dependent on ai that it is my first instinct is to paste it whenever i find a problem that needs to be solved. and i find myself highly doubting my own thinking that every now and then i have to consult to ai. and it's not just coding, man. i was writing an email for work and i keep overthinking things in such a simple email. it sucks.
i had done an assessment of this company i applied for in their office and i tried my best not to utilize ai while coding even if they didn't tell me to do so just to show i have the skills and willingness to do the work. it's been so long since ive done that and there are probably a lot of errors in that but ts was gratifying. can we even go back to the way it was? or if not, how do we make balance?
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