Dev pushes back on AI-replacement thesis: software and math work keeps growing
timigod · x · 2026-11-08
A developer rebuts theories that AI will take over up to 99.9999% of work, arguing they lack imagination about how vast and complex the remaining human workload will be. He notes that even in software engineering and math — where GenAI excels — evidence of ever more work to do appears daily, and he expects that trend to continue.
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