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In the future, there will be two kinds of companies: 1. Those that encourage people to use AI agents aggressively to increase productivity. 2. Those that e
by thw_9a83c 1y ago
In the future, there will be two kinds of companies:
1. Those that encourage people to use AI agents aggressively to increase productivity.
2. Those that encourage people to use AI agents aggressively to be more productive while still hiring young people.
Which type of company will be more innovative, productive, and successful in the long run?
- dayvid 1y agoAny job that doesn't creatively generate revenue will be systematized and automated as soon as possible. AI agents are just an acceleration factor for this
- koakuma-chan 1y agoI don't understand how you want innovation and productivity in a world with rapidly increasing population. We need less and less people while producing more and more people. Where am I wrong?
- thw_9a83c 1y agoI don't see developed countries to have a "rapidly increasing population" problem.
- carlosjobim 1y agoPractically the whole planet is experiencing population decline now. The poster you're replying to is basing his argument on an obsolete worldview.
- koakuma-chan 1y agoYeah, it felt like we went from 7B to 8B really quickly, but I guess it's over now.
- jf22 1y agoThis isn't accurate. Birth rates are declining but population is still increasing in most countries.
- carlosjobim 1y agoBirth rates are of course the only thing which matters. If your car runs out of gas, it will still roll for a small stretch, but it is irrelevant.
- jf22 1y agoI don't know what you're saying. >Practically the whole planet is experiencing population decline now. That's objectively false.
- carlosjobim 1y agoIt's easy to understand, how can you not understand? Any population increase is just a very short and temporary happening when births are below replacement level. Which they are in almost every country on the globe, with a few exceptions.
- jf22 1y agoYeah sure, but populations are increasing TODAY as in NOW and will happen for multiple decades for most countries. Your statement about populations declining is just untrue.
- zdragnar 1y agoRecently there was a splash in the news about the US death rate projected to exceed the birth rate by 2031. Many of the largest countries are experiencing similar declines, with fewer and fewer countries maintaining large birth rates.
- triceratops 1y ago> in a world with rapidly increasing population That world was 30 years ago. In 2025 world average total fertility rate is 2.2, which is a shade above replacement rate (2.1). And 2.2 is a 10% drop since 2017 alone (when it was 2.46). Because life expectancy is higher, the population will continue to increase. But not "rapidly".
- gampleman 1y agoAccording to some cutting edge research[1], we are already bellow replacement rate worldwide. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_e_A_vFnk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7_e_A_vFnk
- gampleman 1y agoDepends what kind of people you need. For innovation you generally need exceptional people, and the probability of finding such a person is proportional to the total number of people available.
- neutronicus 1y agoThe ones in group 2 that also aggressively prune expensive, complacent seniors might even win in the short run! Young people are cheap and they love AI!
- alchemical_piss 1y ago[dead]
- JustExAWS 1y agoHow much cheaper are younger developers overall? If you look at the delta between junior and mid level developers in most industries - ie enterprise dev not BigTech or adjacent - it’s really not that much
- neutronicus 1y agoIt's a down market and you might be better able to retain them if the market turns up again (or maybe not, I'm old and mostly just want a remote gig where I have time to parent my child).
- scarface_74 1y agoIn an up market it’s going to be worse. HR is still going to hold the line on raises and not keep up with the market. I’m old too - 51. But I consistently tell young people to chase money. Target BigTech or adjacent companies, “grind leetCode”, avoid startups and Monopoly money “equity”, etc. One person I mentored when they were an intern in 2021 and when they came back the next year, is 25 years old making $220K (Solution Architect not a developer) and I couldn’t be happier for them. They make the same as I make now. But I’ve already raised two (step)kids, bought and sold the big house in the burbs, etc and love working remotely. I told them to do whatever it takes to be seen, promote themselves, build a network internally and with clients and make all the money they can.
- candiddevmike 1y agoSource?
- MDGeist 1y agoKinda feels like a lot of companies think they can be option 1 because someone else will be option 2, and then they'll hire the young people away after they become experienced.
- thw_9a83c 1y ago...I was afraid someone would point out this potentially slimy scenario.
- jonathanrmumm 1y ago3. Young people who realize this dynamic and start their own companies because old people are less energetic toward picking up new tools / learning new tricks and run circles around them.
- HellDunkel 1y agoI can‘t believe we are really calling things „ai agents“ these days…