Maybe AI developers can make landing pages and basic APIs. But, taking front end as an example, I just don't see how an AI can reproduce exact design specifications and interactivity to the point where it wouldn't just be faster to write the code yourself or search for some human verified snippet that does what you want.
And programmers who do know how to actually write efficient code without AI seem like they'd be even more in demand than those that rely on AI. Skill + knowledge + ability to use existing resources (e.g. StackOverflow, packages, templates), as we do now, are much more predictable and faster than trying to wrangle AI to do exactly what the designer or PM wants.
When the dishwasher was invented, everyone thought the human dish washer would be obsolete. And yet, restaurants still employ dish washers because they are much more efficient and thorough than a dishwashing machine.
> When the dishwasher was invented, everyone thought the human dish washer would be obsolete. And yet, restaurants still employ dish washers because they are much more efficient and thorough than a dishwashing machine.
This is a good example of both job destruction and job retention by technology.
Job destruction - the total number of potential hand dishwasher jobs has reduced because the vast majority of commodity dishwashing is machine driven.
Job enhancement - machine dishwashers just can't produce the quality/dexterity of hand dishwashers.
I feel like generative AI will do the same. It will replace a large number of commodity jobs - editors, translators, copy producers, website designers, app prototypes, paper pushers but it will also reveal the value of skilled producers.
Too risky to let chatGPT write code for your backend that destroys your production database and crashes your company forever.
And programmers who do know how to actually write efficient code without AI seem like they'd be even more in demand than those that rely on AI. Skill + knowledge + ability to use existing resources (e.g. StackOverflow, packages, templates), as we do now, are much more predictable and faster than trying to wrangle AI to do exactly what the designer or PM wants.
When the dishwasher was invented, everyone thought the human dish washer would be obsolete. And yet, restaurants still employ dish washers because they are much more efficient and thorough than a dishwashing machine.