Replace entry level work with AI, but experienced engineers waste more time fixing the slop
Save money on training new people
Over time, lose experienced engineers to normal human things, like aging and abnormal things like asking them to do the job of five people
Realize you need to train new people in order to get experienced engineers
Systems are too big to fail and nobody knows how to work on them
Pick a random group out of a hat to scapegoat with the blame for it
(I actually wrote this before I read the bit about “low-performers” but it does track with the idea of entry level. They would inherently performance worse and they’re the only ones where AI replacement would make any logistical sense in the short-term; setting aside longer-term consequences as outlined above.)
Replace entry level work with AI, but experienced engineers waste more time fixing the slop
Save money on training new people
Over time, lose experienced engineers to normal human things, like aging and abnormal things like asking them to do the job of five people
Realize you need to train new people in order to get experienced engineers
Systems are too big to fail and nobody knows how to work on them
Pick a random group out of a hat to scapegoat with the blame for it
(I actually wrote this before I read the bit about “low-performers” but it does track with the idea of entry level. They would inherently performance worse and they’re the only ones where AI replacement would make any logistical sense in the short-term; setting aside longer-term consequences as outlined above.)
that’s likely precisely where things will go long term