After AI Takes Everything
This essay explores the existential anxiety felt by software engineers regarding the rapid advancement of AI in the workplace. It draws parallels between current AI developments and historical industrial shifts like the Spinning Jenny.
Why it matters
As AI automation accelerates, the workforce faces significant questions about the future of human labor and professional identity.
Over the past month I’ve received three letters in a row from strangers — all software engineers I’ve never met. One was a frontend developer in infrastructure, another did data ops, the third was somewhere in between. The three letters look different, but they ask the same question.
The piece is a philosophical reflection on technology rather than a political or partisan argument.
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