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0 pointselectrondood2y ago0 comments

There's a new fallacy, where AI is dismissed if it "can't replace" a human completely. AI is more like an augmentation tool, that allows fewer people to create work faster by effectively outsourcing the grunt work.

Better tools like Copilot and ChatGPT reduce the amount of time it takes to deliver a feature, reducing the need to horizontally scale developers.

Why hire 10 when 3 could do the same work with AI tooling?

I think while tech is obviously contracting post-COVID from overhiring, it's also true that you just don't need as many people anymore.

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randomdata2y ago

> Why hire 10 when 3 could do the same work with AI tooling?

Why hire 3 when you can hire 10 to do the work of 33? It was only a couple of years ago when businesses were boasting "We can't possibly hire enough."

But, of course, there isn't enough money to be made anymore, which is the real reason creative industries are on the decline.

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randomdata2y ago

> Why hire 10 when 3 could do the same work with AI tooling?

Why hire 3 when you can hire 10 to do the work of 33? It was only a couple of years ago when businesses were boasting "We can't possibly hire enough."

But, of course, there isn't enough money to be made anymore, which is the real reason creative industries are on the decline.

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