Engineers warned: if your team is too busy for AI experiments, you're preparing them to be replaced
TheZachMueller · x · 2026-10-10
Geoffrey Huntley published a post arguing "AI use is no longer optional if you wish to be employed," with advice for employees and hiring managers on sourcing AI-first candidates in 2026. DynamicWebPaige co-signed, adding that mid/late-career engineers have decades of context in system design and architectural taste — but failing to model curiosity and push teams to build with AI is a massive disservice. The thread's core message: teams too busy doing their 'normal job' to experiment with AI are preparing to be replaced.
Related event: Dev warns teams that skip AI are preparing for obsolescence(3 posts)→
More from AGI Musings
- Mathematicians getting more attention in two months than since WWII, thanks to AI — haider1 · 2026-10-10
- Asking an agent to fix a bug you don't understand is continuous paperclip maxxing — brandon_xyzw · 2026-10-10
- RSI could rapidly obsolete current-generation GPUs, argues IridiumEagle — IridiumEagle · 2026-10-10
- Decomposed fertility data shows mothers still average 2.1+ kids; the crisis is childlessness — Pascallisch · 2026-10-10
- Should AI safety outsource comms and translation to outsiders? — DavidSKrueger · 2026-10-10
- Google Fellow Milanfar argues AI still needs engineers in keynote speech — docmilanfar · 2026-10-10