I found this thought funny. A few years ago everyone was all learn to code so you don’t lose your job! Now there wont be any programming jobs in 10 years. But we will need a lot of manual labor still.

    • dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      34
      ·
      1 day ago

      Until they notice that cleaning up after failed AI-written code is more expensive than writing working code from the start. Which is already happening for some companies.

      • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        edit-2
        1 day ago

        Which is already happening for some companies.

        Yes. We’re just getting there. Three years ago, there wasn’t much hiring of junior developers, and it takes about three years for a junior to grow into a senior.

        It also takes 3-5 years for stupid code choices to hurt in ways that affect a businesses bottom line.

        These two factors should boil over each-other nicely in the near future.

        • ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          5
          ·
          1 day ago

          takes about three years for a junior to grow into a senior.

          We might have vastly different definitions what is a senior then, or you’re peaking at the Donner-Kebab curve.

          • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            edit-2
            1 day ago

            We might have vastly different definitions what is a senior then

            I’m referring to the usual definition for the job title, “Senior Developer”. It’s also a pretty good bare minimum skill definition needed to not constantly make costly mistakes.

            or you’re peaking at the Donner-Kebab curve.

            I didn’t set the industry wide definition, I am using it.

            If you’re angry with the lack of titles that reflect real seniority, join a union, or start one!

            • ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              ·
              18 hours ago

              Why are you pushing emotions at me? Don’t do it.

              Even google’s Ai summary slop says that industry standard is 5-10 years, not 3.

    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.works
      cake
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      edit-2
      1 day ago

      I watched in real time tech bros defending AI about stealing everyone’s art to them realizing that they’re creating something that will replace them. It was sad funny.

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      1 day ago

      They will be forced to replace the laid off workers when they see that AI doesn’t replace them. Having a skill will still be valuable. Search “Klarna AI rehire”. That’s just support agents. Coders will be fine.