AI Won't Replace You, but a Manager Using AI Will

kubb

Or a manager will not be needed anymore with no reports to manage.

throwaw12

Everytime I hear that AI will replace someone I want to ask a question: Okay, if AI can replace engineer with their Manager, what is stopping replacing manager with their managers and so on until CTO? or if we go with a different direction, AI replacing engineers with PMs, but then PM can be replaced by Solution Architects or Sales people, go even further customer can just create a meeting with AI agent, explain their needs and you don't need PM/SA/Engineers Lets go even further instead of someone in the company explaining to AI, what if AI explains to another AI their company needs?

mathieuh

The way I look at it is I just need to get through the next year or so. I also don't believe AI is going to replace everyone, but I do believe that a lot of "leaders" are going to make cuts. They all read the same blogs and listen to the same podcasts and once one makes a move they seem to tend to follow each other. Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part but I still don't see AI replacing absolutely everyone. As someone who I'd say tends to be in the upper 20% of performers but not setting the world on fire I'm not too worried about my job completely disappearing but I am worried in the short term about layoffs and chaos when loads of people are trying to find jobs at the same time.

josefritzishere

Honestly, it's easier to replace a manager than an individual contribuitor. Most of a managers output is in reporting, approvals and decision making. These do require a lot of knowledge, and I don't think AI would be great at it but think of the cost savings.