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I don't think there's been much of an impact, really. Those who know how to use AI just got tangentially more productive (because why would you reveal your fake

I don't think there's been much of an impact, really. Those who know how to use AI just got tangentially more productive (because why would you reveal your fake 10x productivity boost so your boss hands you 10x more tasks to finish?), and those w/o AI knowledge stayed the way they were. The real impact is for indie-devs or freelancers but that usually doesn't account for much of the GDP.

dingnuts 7mo ago
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piyh 7mo ago
Work is freezing hiring and upping spending on tokens for everyone. Don't know if this is effective and I don't think management knows either, but it's what they're doing
- re-thc 7mo ago
  > Work is freezing hiring and upping spending on tokens for everyone. Doesn't mean the two are related. Is AI just the excuse? We've got tariffs, war, uncertainty and other drama non stop.
  - piyh 7mo ago
    It's what they're telling us
    - pydry 7mo ago
      Which story sends a more positive signal to shareholders? "We've frozen hiring because our growth potential is tapped out." "We've frozen hiring because AI can replace employees."
    - shimman 7mo ago
      You should look into the concepts of skepticism, materialism, and cynicism. Maybe don't trust the leadership of where you work, the leadership that sees you as a number and not a human.
      - joquarky 7mo ago
        The Gervais Principle entirely rewrote how I view workplaces. In fact, the model is fitting even more accurately as society grows more fractious.
    - moregrist 7mo ago
      Of course they are. Management often has a perverse short-term incentive to make labor feel insecure. It’s a quick way to make people feel insecure and work harder ... for a while. Also, “AI makes us more productive so we can cut our labor costs” sounds so much better to investors than some variation of “layoffs because we fucked up / business is down / etc”
    - vurudlxtyt 7mo ago
      Do you believe everything management tells you, whether you’re internal or external?
  - windward 7mo ago
    >Is AI just the excuse? When you're unemployed, it doesn't matter. When executives cargo cult, it doesn't matter.
rishabhaiover 7mo ago
I'd be curious to see the shift in numbers since December, 2025.
thewhitetulip 7mo ago
If everyone was 10x productive then we would have had native Claude Code app for each platform. Instead they are using Electron and calling it a day. Very ironic isn't it? If AI is so good then why don't we get native software from Anthropic?
- citrin_ru 7mo ago
  Shift from quality to velocity started not yesterday but AI only accelerated this shift. Majority of comments here tell how fast Claude can generate code, not how good the result is. Electron is the prefect fit for move fast mindset. It is likely that Claude developers don’t see electron as problem at all.
  - thewhitetulip 7mo ago
    I understand why they used Electron. But since AI is so amazing they should be using Claude to generate super optimized native software! They do claim that Claude is better than humans and AI is replacing programmers any day now. So why aren't they using their own software to generate a linux optimized package for linux, a Swift software for MacOS and whatever windows uses. That would be the best ad for AI. See, we use our own product! But it doesn't happen. So essentially by not generating custom binaries for every platform and using Electron they're doing one thing but saying something else. So maybe generating code isn't the #1 problem in the world! Also I remember them saying that their engg write less code and they use Claude to write Claude. If Claude can be used to write Claude then why not use Claude to write OS specific binaries?!
    - joquarky 7mo ago
      GenAI currently has substantially more training from web tech than native.
      - thewhitetulip 7mo ago
        Yes, that's there. But look at the marketing. They don't market for webdevs, do they?

dingnuts 7mo ago

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piyh 7mo ago

Work is freezing hiring and upping spending on tokens for everyone. Don't know if this is effective and I don't think management knows either, but it's what they're doing

re-thc 7mo ago
> Work is freezing hiring and upping spending on tokens for everyone. Doesn't mean the two are related. Is AI just the excuse? We've got tariffs, war, uncertainty and other drama non stop.
- piyh 7mo ago
  It's what they're telling us
  - pydry 7mo ago
    Which story sends a more positive signal to shareholders? "We've frozen hiring because our growth potential is tapped out." "We've frozen hiring because AI can replace employees."
  - shimman 7mo ago
    You should look into the concepts of skepticism, materialism, and cynicism. Maybe don't trust the leadership of where you work, the leadership that sees you as a number and not a human.
    - joquarky 7mo ago
      The Gervais Principle entirely rewrote how I view workplaces. In fact, the model is fitting even more accurately as society grows more fractious.
  - moregrist 7mo ago
    Of course they are. Management often has a perverse short-term incentive to make labor feel insecure. It’s a quick way to make people feel insecure and work harder ... for a while. Also, “AI makes us more productive so we can cut our labor costs” sounds so much better to investors than some variation of “layoffs because we fucked up / business is down / etc”
  - vurudlxtyt 7mo ago
    Do you believe everything management tells you, whether you’re internal or external?
- windward 7mo ago
  >Is AI just the excuse? When you're unemployed, it doesn't matter. When executives cargo cult, it doesn't matter.

rishabhaiover 7mo ago

I'd be curious to see the shift in numbers since December, 2025.

thewhitetulip 7mo ago

If everyone was 10x productive then we would have had native Claude Code app for each platform. Instead they are using Electron and calling it a day. Very ironic isn't it? If AI is so good then why don't we get native software from Anthropic?

citrin_ru 7mo ago
Shift from quality to velocity started not yesterday but AI only accelerated this shift. Majority of comments here tell how fast Claude can generate code, not how good the result is. Electron is the prefect fit for move fast mindset. It is likely that Claude developers don’t see electron as problem at all.
- thewhitetulip 7mo ago
  I understand why they used Electron. But since AI is so amazing they should be using Claude to generate super optimized native software! They do claim that Claude is better than humans and AI is replacing programmers any day now. So why aren't they using their own software to generate a linux optimized package for linux, a Swift software for MacOS and whatever windows uses. That would be the best ad for AI. See, we use our own product! But it doesn't happen. So essentially by not generating custom binaries for every platform and using Electron they're doing one thing but saying something else. So maybe generating code isn't the #1 problem in the world! Also I remember them saying that their engg write less code and they use Claude to write Claude. If Claude can be used to write Claude then why not use Claude to write OS specific binaries?!
  - joquarky 7mo ago
    GenAI currently has substantially more training from web tech than native.
    - thewhitetulip 7mo ago
      Yes, that's there. But look at the marketing. They don't market for webdevs, do they?