… Some express conflicting feelings about the future: “I feel optimistic in the short term but in the long term I think AI will end up doing everything and make me and many others irrelevant.” Others emphasize genuine uncertainty, saying only that it was “hard to say” what their roles might look like… …
… But if AI can't do the G2 projects—the ones with training wheels, where I know the answer and can check every step—then it certainly can't do the G3+ projects where creativity and good judgment are essential. …
… Much uncertainty remains. …
… This makes some economic sense: if the time required to do one’s tasks is shrinking quickly, there may be more uncertainty about the future viability of the role. …
… Second, as users returned from the holiday break, the projects they brought to Claude Code may have shifted from hobby projects to more tightly circumscribed work tasks. …
… But this isn’t a prediction of the future, since we don’t take into account the rate of adoption or the larger productivity effects that would come from much more capable AI systems. …