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Turns out you don't have to bet your whole career. Do you think if AI turns out to be a dud, most of us will permanently lose our career as software engineers?
by gretch 4mo ago
Turns out you don't have to bet your whole career.
Do you think if AI turns out to be a dud, most of us will permanently lose our career as software engineers?
- jdiff 4mo agoNot the same person, but in the event of an AI collapse I think those that relied on it will be at a disadvantage. The rapid deskilling that happens with AI usage is becoming more documented.
- baggy_trough 4mo agoIf AI is good enough to cause peoples' skills to atrophy, then why would it collapse? It would seem that it was very useful indeed in that case.
- jdiff 4mo agoAtrophy of your basic skills can still be a problem. Like someone relying on a dozen specialized triangle angle calculators found on Google rather than understanding what SOHCAHTOA is.
- prmoustache 4mo agoI think some of us are witnessing brain rot spreading accross our peers already so I am pretty sure some people won't recover if one day their token quota/limit is removed/reduced for a reason.
- bigfishrunning 4mo agoIf your skills atrophy enough, maybe