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Interestingly, it might be easier to replace mid-skill artists than mid-skill developers (not to say both won't happen over time). The key difference is that when generating art, you can say "Make A in-the-style B.", get what you want, and move on.

Meanwhile, you have to live with the consequences of AI generated code.

Case in point: My wife was trying to build a system to generate POs per vendor from a series of workorders a couple weeks ago. She was using AirTable, which vastly simplifies the creation and use of relational databases. Given a lack of database experience, the structure that she made was misaligned with what she actually needed (and completely denormalized). Putting it into production would have caused major problems over time.

This made me realize that writing code is only one of the barriers to entry in software. Eliminating this barrier effectively gives everyone in the world access to a small team of incredibly junior developers who have no idea what they're doing.

Just like mismanaged DIY home projects create more work for professional contractors, I think AI might -oddly enough- create more positions for mid-tier and higher developers.


It most definitely is for simple reason - non interactivity. Image doesn't need to be told what clicking this button does or how that pop up menu needs to animate or million other interactions.

> Just like mismanaged DIY home projects create more work for professional contractors, I think AI might -oddly enough- create more positions for mid-tier and higher developers.

It might also create a lot of jobs for "AI crafters" - know enough about it to craft good prompts about what client wants and have enough graphic editing knowledge to tweak and mix AI input to create what is needed. It probably will also empower "one man shops" dealing in small customized websites for customers, replacing or augmenting what now stock images are used for.

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