The author observes that AI is replacing junior developers/lawyers/other knowledge workers while at the same time producing output that can only be safely wielded by senior developers/lawyers/etc, leading to a future where there is no longer a path towards developing those senior skills.
Yegge has written many other essays I've found deeply interesting. He now works a company that makes an AI coding assistant and wrote this post on the company's site. He flirts with the question of whether he might be one of the baddies - he even frames his essay using a series of horror movie titles - but then shies away from the implications and advocates for his product.
The author observes that AI is replacing junior developers/lawyers/other knowledge workers while at the same time producing output that can only be safely wielded by senior developers/lawyers/etc, leading to a future where there is no longer a path towards developing those senior skills.
Yegge has written many other essays I've found deeply interesting. He now works a company that makes an AI coding assistant and wrote this post on the company's site. He flirts with the question of whether he might be one of the baddies - he even frames his essay using a series of horror movie titles - but then shies away from the implications and advocates for his product.