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TECH'S DUMBEST MISTAKE: WHY FIRING PROGRAMMERS FOR AI WILL DESTROY EVERYTHING

defragzone.substack.com5 min read

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Tech companies that fire devs in favor of AI will face three major problems: a less prepared new generation of devs reliant on AI, regretted layoffs as AI-generated code leads to security holes and other issues, and a shortage of experienced devs over time. As junior devs will lack experience with real-world problem-solving, companies will struggle to fix AI-generated code, and the remaining skilled devs will become expensive.