AI can talk about your job, but that doesn't mean it can do it, argues engineer
forevergeeks · reddit · 2026-10-02
Responding to software engineers' fears of AI replacement, the author draws a parallel to cloud computing's rise 15 years ago, when IT jobs were predicted to vanish—instead new opportunities emerged. The key argument: LLMs trigger fear because they speak our language so well that people assume they understand our work, yet they remain confined to existing information and patterns, like a fish that can explore the pond but can't step outside to see it. The author invokes Plato's cave: AI may master recognizing shadows, but seeing the real thing requires leaving the cave.
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