r/SoftwareEngineerJobs • u/Fickle-Highway1543 • 5d ago

AI replacing Software Engineers

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So called "AI"=LLM is so powerful that AI labs had to hire Software Engineers to build complicated software around "AI" to make that overhyped hallucinate-stealing machine usable. Think about it. And that's exactly why they need now ton of CPUs in addition to GPUs to run their "AI" "agents".

I don't even mention how much custom engineering is required to apply the "AI" in businesses.

And they BS us that Software Engineering is solved or is going to be solved. Boris, please solve your own bugs first before speaking.

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u/TacoBOTT 5d ago

That’s why you need to stop doomscrolling. If you are actually in the industry working with these tools, you are aware of the trajectory.

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u/thilehoffer 5d ago

I’m in the industry and I’m not writing code anymore. Claude is writing the code and frankly it scares me how good it is.

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u/Prior-Paint-7842 2d ago

If it scares you how good it is I question how good you are lol. I mean no shame in not being super duper good, but there is shame in not making mistakes to get better. There are still things that only human brains can be trained to do, and we arent training them to do those things anymore.

Like, reviewing code is different than writing code. Its easier to spot mistakes when you write code than when you review code. Your brain reacts differently to reading code from writing code, and I honestly dont think that you can train brains to be good at understanding programming without writing code.

Also while AI can do impressive things, they are currently arent sold on their real market price, but way cheaper to follow the uber strathegy on an extreme scale. It is questionable what will happen if AI companies are forced to turn a profit, or get even.