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“If you find yourself working with, or under the direction of, a smart software system, it’s probably a pretty good bet that—whether you’re aware of it or not—you are also training the software to ultimately replace you.”

tl;dr: Rather than writing boilerplate code (which AI now handles), juniors must focus on higher-level skills like debugging, system design, and effective collaboration. Companies that cut junior positions entirely risk their future talent pipeline. The most successful junior developers will use AI as a learning tool rather than a crutch, verifying... See more

In its desperate hunger for clicks, much of the media has decided to endorse a maximalist interpretation of what AI might do. I’ve cataloged them before: disrupt every industry, eliminate poverty and need, send us off of into the stars, end death. Or, alternatively, threaten everything we’ve built, provoke dystopia, exterminate humanity. Take your ... See more