AI labs reduce need for handcrafted software

The author argues that the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence has created an abundance of capability while diminishing the need for traditional handcrafted software development. Drawing an analogy to The Twilight Zone episode 'Time Enough at Last,' the author suggests that developers now possess immense power to build what they desire, yet large labs and general models are already addressing these needs. This shift leaves developers facing an existential dilemma where they have the time and tools, but the world no longer requires the specific work they prepared to do. Open article →