Its 2026. I'm a software engineer. I'm watching my profession get turned upside down. It is simultaneously the most fun I've ever had building, and the most concerned I've ever been about the longevity of my skills.
I've spent over a decade in tech observing a historically insane labor market. Both as a candidate and a hiring manager. I've learned over my career there is nothing quite as impactful as hiring a great engineer. As of today, this is still the case. The best engineers are getting the most leverage out of these tools.
But AI progress is incredibly fast. You can look at the evals, or the case studies, but it hits the hardest when seeing it for yourself. Each month Im floored by what it can do, in a very short period of time.
While I generally believe that there will be more work and opportunity with technological advances, I also think that the nature of the work will change dramatically. I am already seeing it, and it’s hard to picture most of what I’ve been doing for the last 10 years as economically viable.
I’ve been thinking about this a lot. What does human labor and capital look like in a world of abundant AI? How do software engineers adapt and leverage these new tools? What does useful work look like?
I will share my thoughts here as I go. They will be organic, forged from wetware rather than silicon. Maybe they will be interesting.