Anil Dash shares insights related to why programmers view AI definitely than, artists or other creatives. It boils down to cultural and historical elements of software programming – sharing code and reducing rework. And how they view labor.
I’ve come to the personal conclusion that the only way forward is for more of the hackers with soul to seize this moment of flux and use these tools to build. The economics of creating code are changing, and it can’t just be the worst billionaires in the world who benefit. The latest count is 700,000 people laid off in the last few years in the tech industry. We’ll be at a million soon, at the rate things are accelerating. Each new layoff announcement is now in the thousands.