Comment by jillesvangurp

Comment by jillesvangurp 13 hours ago

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I've been getting lots of value out of AI coding tools; especially in the last few months. My assessment is that this will lead to more work to do, not less. It's not a zero sum game. More of what I do is baby sitting AIs. But together we do more than me with my team before. It will reflect in my hiring decisions as well. I want people that can do this responsibly (are able to tell good from bad code, are able to think for themselves, are able to get stuff done).

My observation so far is that micromanaging AIs still sucks

georgeburdell 12 hours ago

Yes, my observation so far is that management is less judicious with what projects we take on, not that we can get by with fewer people.

moneywoes 13 hours ago

to play devils advocate when a company is faced with increasing pnl ( reducing headcount) or trying new ideas why won't they take the former since it is guaranteed

  • ETH_start 10 hours ago

    There's a ceiling on how much you can increase profit just by substituting existing human roles with compute. At some point you need to expand the workforce to raise profits further. And businesses are definitely willing to take risks for the potential of massively scaling up profits. The "risks" here being a larger workforce combined with more compute.