Bryan Finster and I are going to cut through the AI BS only like senior software engineers can. There’s the marketing BS about AI replacing developers and the Luddite BS about how AI is worthless garbage. There are studies that report everything from minor increases in developer productivity to even decreases in productivity. There are also those of us who have done the work to understand how to use the tools. Let’s discuss the reasons behind the studies, why AI is no different from any other platform, and dive into the skills required to accelerate outcomes.