AI Is Not an Important Technology

The author reflects on how AI-assisted coding has advanced since December, letting people in HR, marketing and other non-engineering roles build their own applications with tools like ChatGPT for $20–$200, and notes that he now handles video editing and design tasks himself, cutting two-hour jobs to five minutes. He argues this removes a major time and cost barrier but raises the question of how people will differentiate themselves once everyone has the same capability, and observes that developers face pressure from employers expecting "two-prompt" work while communication and empathy skills gain importance. He notes the post was produced from his voice recording and edited with AI, with the ideas entirely his own.