Re:What is happening to jobs? Separating AI hype from reality
by AnimalMuppet on Sunday July 26, 2026 @03:22PM
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Con: "Where's the evidence that this actually is improving productivity?"
Pro: "The evidence hasn't shown up in statistics yet; it's too new!"
Con: "And won't this destroy maintainability?"
Pro: "Show me the maintainability disasters caused by AI."
Con: "I can't yet; it's too new!"
Both sides are playing the "it's too new" card when asked for actual evidence to prove their claims. In fairness, it actually is too new for there to be much statistically-valid data, especially if the inflection point was November 2025. So both sides are trumpeting their position, neither with actual trustworthy data.
Everybody has their anecdote. Nobody has data yet.
Pro: "The evidence hasn't shown up in statistics yet; it's too new!"
Con: "And won't this destroy maintainability?"
Pro: "Show me the maintainability disasters caused by AI."
Con: "I can't yet; it's too new!"
Both sides are playing the "it's too new" card when asked for actual evidence to prove their claims. In fairness, it actually is too new for there to be much statistically-valid data, especially if the inflection point was November 2025. So both sides are trumpeting their position, neither with actual trustworthy data.
Everybody has their anecdote. Nobody has data yet.