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That is a point that seems to get lost in the hype (or fear) of AI replacing software engineers. If we take at face value that AI can “replace” a software eng
by brandon272 2y ago
That is a point that seems to get lost in the hype (or fear) of AI replacing software engineers.
If we take at face value that AI can “replace” a software engineer, it can most certainly replace most of the managers and executives above that role.
- hatefulmoron 2y agoRight. When many jobs could be reduced to interacting with a keyboard and a camera/microphone connected to a computer, I would suggest that software engineers are not at the front of the queue to be automated away. In the AI vision we're definitely there, but we have lots of company.
- mullingitover 2y agoThe thing that will create the real-life Butlerian Jihad against AI agents will be when they come for the lawyers' jobs.
- gregw2 2y agoI might take it one step further... AI might /better/ at mimicking the lying and hallucinations of management than at mimicking engineering.
- Jcampuzano2 2y agoI'll do you better. AI could largely already fill the role and fulfill all responsibilities at expected level of any C suite or management only position better right now than it could a software or operational position. Their position is fundamentally easier to do for an AI compared to operational and labor roles. They are given data and output a decision or course of action. But since they largely aren't the ones implementing said action plan it's perfectly suitable for an AI. C suites and execs are going to do all they can to ever avoid mentioning this though.