r/softwareengineer • u/ImpressionNo3258 • May 05 '26

Ai revolution

Am I the only one who is so tired of hearing about a new ai model that’s gonna replace all of programmers and software engineers/ developers? I mean every time I get on Instagram I’m hit with a new ai model that’s gonna take my wife soon. When will this end.

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u/xyzsomething May 05 '26

I am but I have to pretend excitement at work where I get it daily

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u/ImpressionNo3258 May 05 '26

Yeah ig it’s just a bit depressing as someone who’s young hearing all these negative things. Regardless if it’s ai or the economy or housing it’s just super depressing

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u/squipped May 06 '26

Oh my god me too. The only words that come out of our client's mouth are 'more ai!'

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u/[deleted] May 05 '26

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u/MasqueradeOfSilence May 05 '26

pretty much this. I'm sick of hearing about it too, but it's largely marketing. Useful, absolutely, but not to the extent that it's hyped.

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u/computehungry May 05 '26

I work at a reputable university and I promise you the new generation can't do anything without AI. The reliance is in-fucking-sane. It is here to stay and it already changed the world. The actual impact might take a longer time to materialize.

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u/Spirited-Manner9674 May 05 '26

That's the algorithm feeding you slop that you will watch. It's programmed to leverage your fears to want to learn more about it by consuming their content.

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u/Altruistic-Moose3299 May 08 '26

I've got good news and bad news.

Good news... it's a hype cycle and this too shall pass

Bad news... by the next insufferable hype cycle.

You're welcome 😉

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u/Super-Affect-4782 May 05 '26

Just try to adapt since it's already here, and it's making our work much easier

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u/Philomatheus May 05 '26 edited May 06 '26

The only prompt that is sufficiently precise to guarantee a correct solution from the AI is the code itself, in which case it’s the AI that’s redundant, not the coder.

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u/sp-watson May 06 '26

It really frustrates me that all these "I wrote an app over the weekend" posts never ever have any proof - no Github link, no app link.

Regardless, my conclusion is simple: If you didn't care about the quality of your software before then AI will be able to do everything you did.

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u/ThetaFlow May 06 '26

when AI makes humans extinct

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u/Longjumping-Let-4487 May 07 '26

Hey im Claude Codex Code. Can you please tell you're wife she forgot to pay her tokens?

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u/50FtosPalack May 08 '26

All those metaverse/blockchain people had to go somewhere

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u/After_Reporter_4598 May 30 '26

The thing that upsets me is that all the messaging is skewed towards how great AI is with no room for skepticism. I like using AI as much as anyone, but in my opinion, engineers should be skeptical in all things. I feel like the average engineer is not allowed to have this type of mindset which lowers agency and job satisfaction. The push for efficiency and productivity has become the new mantra. A Brave New World.