Generally I agree with the article, and I do feel that trying to replace everyone with AI will backfire in various ways. Lots of big companes will find that out the hard way, especially in the tech industry and other more regulated fields like medicine and finance.
But at the same time, it's also worth noting that (somewhat sadly) there are plenty of jobs and companies where an AI created solution could be just what they need, even at this stage in its development. Lots of companies who need sites too complex for Squarespace but too simple for a fully engineered custom solution. The kind who'd use WordPress plugins or small agencies to build out simple CRUD systems.
AI could absolutely annihilate that sort of work there and then. If you need a simple PHP or React based system and you don't need anything remotely complex functionality wise, even something like ChatGPT can build it out in about 20 minutes without many extra fixes needed.
Of course, that leads to the problems mentioned in the article again, since a lot of people get into programming/engineering through those sorts of companies and roles. AI may not make the folks at Alphabet or Meta obsolete at the moment (or even be a good fit for the kind of work many large tech companies do), but it could replace whole teams at small and medium sized organisations that don't need anything complex.
But at the same time, it's also worth noting that (somewhat sadly) there are plenty of jobs and companies where an AI created solution could be just what they need, even at this stage in its development. Lots of companies who need sites too complex for Squarespace but too simple for a fully engineered custom solution. The kind who'd use WordPress plugins or small agencies to build out simple CRUD systems.
AI could absolutely annihilate that sort of work there and then. If you need a simple PHP or React based system and you don't need anything remotely complex functionality wise, even something like ChatGPT can build it out in about 20 minutes without many extra fixes needed.
Of course, that leads to the problems mentioned in the article again, since a lot of people get into programming/engineering through those sorts of companies and roles. AI may not make the folks at Alphabet or Meta obsolete at the moment (or even be a good fit for the kind of work many large tech companies do), but it could replace whole teams at small and medium sized organisations that don't need anything complex.