80% of Software Engineers Must Upskill For AI Era By 2027, Gartner Warns (itpro.com)
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- News link: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/200255/80-of-software-engineers-must-upskill-for-ai-era-by-2027-gartner-warns
- Source link: https://www.itpro.com/software/software-engineers-are-in-for-a-rough-ride-as-ai-adoption-ramps-up-80-percent-will-be-forced-to-upskill-by-2027-as-the-profession-is-transformed
[1] https://www.itpro.com/software/software-engineers-are-in-for-a-rough-ride-as-ai-adoption-ramps-up-80-percent-will-be-forced-to-upskill-by-2027-as-the-profession-is-transformed
"AI" is bought to allow for downskilling (Score:2)
Companies license "AI" stuff in the hope that it allows them to only require less, less skilled, and primarily cheaper, personnel. You will not find HR departments asking for "upskilled" hires after their company licensed $$$$$ "AI"-services.
Upskill? (Score:2)
I'm thinking the only relevant path now is get the FUCK out of software engineering. Move to management. Move to practical engineering. Basically, move to anything not directly tech related. The AI obsession will subsume real development work, whether we like it or not. The tech oligarchs have spoken. It *WILL* happen, because that's how they will tighten their grip on technology and bend what's left of society not already suckling at their teat of treachery and bullshit to their will.
This is not new (Score:2)
I learned programming in the 70s with punchcards on mainframes
Being a programmer has always required constant learning, and being able to teach yourself is one of the most important skills to master
Practical translation (Score:2)
> AI tools will boost productivity, particularly for senior developers. Subsequently, "AI-native software engineering" will emerge, with most code generated by AI.
Translation: unskilled code monkeys will use AI to generate shit code that seasoned professionals will get to correct and rewrite properly, because somebody in charge who's never done software engineering in their life has been convinced by Microsoft that it's gonna be cheaper and faster somehow.
> Long-term, AI engineering will rise as enterprise adoption increases, requiring a new breed of professionals skilled in software engineering, data science, and machine learning.
Translation: eventually AI will get good enough that nobody will be needed anymore other than [1]types-question guys [youtu.be] and everybody will get the sack.
[1] https://youtu.be/20TAkcy3aBY
Re: (Score:2)
If companies are going to let generative AI shart code straight into their applications, I can see the future looking bright for security-related roles (and black-hat hackers).