we’ve hired 4 juniors in the last year. all of them use AI constantly. all of them have the same problem. they can’t debug. when the AI code breaks (and it does), they go back to the AI. AI “fixes” it. creates 3 new problems. repeat until someone senior steps in. the data backs this up: 1/ 59% of developers use AI-generated code they don’t fully understand 2/ stanford study: employment for devs 22-25 dropped 20% since 2022 3/ when companies adopt AI, junior employment drops 9-10% within 6 quarters buttttt we know senior employment barely changes. we’re replacing learning. one of our juniors asked me: “why would i learn how this works when AI can just fix it?” i didn’t have a good answer but i know this: the next time there’s a production incident at 2am and AI is confidently wrong, someone needs to actually understand the code. “vibe coding works best for those who don’t need it” - experienced devs can guide AI because they already understand the domain. what happens when we run out of experienced devs? submitted by /u/InstructionCute5502
Originally posted by u/InstructionCute5502 on r/ArtificialInteligence