--- title: Yes, AI will "take" your job. No, you won't mind | daily.dev description: AI is transforming the programming landscape, similar to how compilers and Google did in the past. While AI can now handle tasks like writing 'How to'... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/yes-ai-will-take-your-job-no-you-won-t-mind-upuslkfk9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Yes, AI will "take" your job. No, you won't mind | daily.dev og:description: AI is transforming the programming landscape, similar to how compilers and Google did in the past. While AI can now handle tasks like writing 'How to'... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/yes-ai-will-take-your-job-no-you-won-t-mind-upuslkfk9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UpusLKFk9.png og:image:alt: Yes, AI will "take" your job. No, you won't mind og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Yes, AI will "take" your job. No, you won't mind **[swizec.com](https://daily.dev/sources/swizec)** · 6 min read · 70 upvotes · 7 comments ## Summary AI is transforming the programming landscape, similar to how compilers and Google did in the past. While AI can now handle tasks like writing 'How to' tutorials, reducing certain job functions, it also raises the skill floor, enabling programmers to achieve more with less training. This increased automation creates more demand for coding, benefiting those focused on solving business problems through code. Embracing AI can make everyone more efficient and capable, despite fears and resistance from experienced programmers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@maxym** · 6 upvotes > AI will take your job and you will be happy **@ma1t** · 4 upvotes > So anyone can do more with less training. Meaning, our hard-won skills become less valuable (we get paid less)...and we have to grind out even more hours while our bodies break down, just to earn the same or less than we are now? Sounds like a win for those with capital but not so great for everyone else. > > There's not much of a choice tho, so lean-in I guess. **@tanotech** · 1 upvotes > When??!?! When can I stop working !? **@mehdidoubiani** · 0 upvotes > no it will not **@lancebryant** · 0 upvotes > What a load of BS. --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/yes-ai-will-take-your-job-no-you-won-t-mind-upuslkfk9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Yes, AI will \"take\" your job. 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Sounds like a win for those with capital but not so great for everyone else.\nThere’s not much of a choice tho, so lean-in I guess.","datePublished":"2024-11-07T21:56:57.858Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/UpusLKFk9#c-mh5a5oxZO","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ma1t","url":"https://daily.dev/ma1t","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocK0pRXWkDt87tgSEhZPhSLXLoR6Afv9W1-cUJ6QOKB-nU8ltFVsvQ=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"When??!?! When can I stop working !?","datePublished":"2024-10-31T01:07:16.110Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/UpusLKFk9#c-IRvBH1XPr","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Gaetano","url":"https://daily.dev/tanotech","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/147607254?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"no it will not","datePublished":"2024-12-31T12:46:13.831Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/UpusLKFk9#c-uNgjXKQf9","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Mehdi Doubiani","url":"https://daily.dev/mehdidoubiani","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIqEgVXf2UyLt1N15fpR8CNJ0rc4tWbBFmwSgJvDg1QsqR4TN2t=s96-c"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"What a load of BS.","datePublished":"2025-01-13T07:00:12.893Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/UpusLKFk9#c-zyTii6rb4","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Lance Bryant","url":"https://daily.dev/lancebryant","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKHdQPn7CScyB_GTg1ihdYShek0z0gefQlWueMLcB0Xziwb2Kc=s96-c"}}]} ```