I hesitated to write this.
Not because I don’t have an opinion about AI in software engineering, but because it sometimes feels increasingly difficult to have nuanced conversations about it.
I worked in an environment where being “AI native” was part of the identity. And when a technology becomes part of a company’s identity, questioning it can feel almost uncomfortable. The conversation quickly moves from “where does this create value?” to “how do we put AI everywhere?”
But I think we need more honest conversations.
AI is powerful. There is no doubt about that.
