yes and no. AI may be propping up some tech companies who make items in the AI space but the number of jobs lost due to AI is pretty overwhelming. I spent the last week using LLMs to build an app using libraries I am unfamiliar with. It was amazing - to the point where I won't have to write a line of code anymore. These developers probably have some money saved up but that'll dry up. Plus the new grads are now competing against people with some experience. Tariffs + inflation + a presidential grifter = bad times.

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jaimex2 7 days ago | parent [-]

It's all fun and games till the LLM can't fix the issue it created. It can regurgitate and mash up all the blog tutorials that exist online but eventually it'll come across a new problem and it'll be sweet out of luck.

Vibe coding is great for Shanty town software and the aftermath from storms is equally entertaining to watch.

	▲	imiric 7 days ago \| parent [-]
		It is terrifying whenever a vibe coder publishes an app or service that gains users. It's celebrated and seen as an example of what AI tools can accomplish. Until the inevitable security "breach" happens a few weeks later because they left the front door open. The scary thing is that these tools are now part of the toolset of experienced developers as well. So those same issues can and will happen to apps and services that used to take security seriously. It's depressing witnessing the average level of quality in the software industry go down. This is the same scenario that caused mass consumer dissatisfaction in 1983 and 2000, yet here we are again.