Comment by simonw
2 days ago
I personally hope that AI continues not to result in a noticeable negative impact on employment and that pandemic over-hiring turns out to be the major factor for all of the layoffs.
I'm nervous that the studies which show that so far don't seem to be taking the 2026 improvements in coding and general agents into account.
Is this genuine concern or is it stealth-marketing? It's hard to tell when someone is so publicly benefiting off the hype.
What the heck would I be "stealth-marketing" here?
It's genuine concern. I do not want to live in a dystopia where AI results in mass unemployment. That would suck, even for the people who manage to stay employed.
I trust you when you say that.
> What the heck would I be "stealth-marketing" here?
Cynically, "thought-leaderishness".
I've been spending a lot of my time these days outlining why we can't "just make an agent for it" to CEOs who read blogs like yours. They can't distinguish a production system from a quick HTML tool from a guy whose job doesn't depend on it working.
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No offense but wouldn’t being an AI booster run contrary to this goal? I imagine being an Ed Zitron type would be more conducive with that, albeit dishonest if you don’t genuinely believe it.
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