Comment by netdevphoenix

> we're paid to solve problems as efficiently as possible and these tools, used wisely, can massively help with that.

They can also help reduce the number of devs a company needs to operate and arguably reduce the skill level needed to generate software changes that provide business value. While it is true that these tools could lead to companies keeping the staff count and increasing productivity, the reality is that the productivity increase from these tools isn't big enough to offset the big dev team expense while the tools are argubly increasing productivity high enough that you can do more with less.

And yes, companies laying off folks because AI might suffer in the next decade or two. But that won't save _you_ from being unemployed _now_ and struggling to find a role until the tide shifts. The market can afford to remain irrational far longer than your average dev can afford to remain unemployed.