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Experienced software engineers discuss the real impact of AI on their careers, offering practical advice on how to adapt, specialize, and find meaning beyond the hype.

An analysis of the modern university's credibility, exploring the tension between its role as a job credential versus a place for learning, and the impact of AI on employer trust.

While AI dominates the conversation, major breakthroughs in autonomous robotics and quantum computing are on the horizon. Explore how these technologies could automate physical labor and revolutionize materials science.

Developers are concerned that AI tools like Copilot may weaken their critical thinking. Explore practical strategies to balance AI-driven productivity with maintaining your core problem-solving abilities.

An analysis of the arguments against the idea that AI-induced Universal Basic Income (UBI) will solve homelessness, exploring the complexities of addiction, mental health, inflation, and the political hurdles.

Developers discuss the real-world impact of AI on their careers. The consensus points to a shift from writing code to high-level engineering, system design, and managing AI-generated complexity.

Skeptics of near-term AGI outline the true benchmarks they need to see, moving beyond solving hard problems to demanding genuine creativity, physical world mastery, and a viable plan for societal impact.

An exploration of the future of movie theater accessibility, weighing tech solutions like special glasses and parallax seating against the growing cultural trend of always-on subtitles.

A C-level exec claimed 95% of their company's code is written by AI, sparking a debate. Discover how software engineers are actually using AI tools, the real productivity gains, and why the job is evolving, not disappearing.

Veteran developers argue that AI is a tool that amplifies expertise, not a replacement for it. Discover why senior developers are thriving with AI and the critical risk this trend poses to the future of the software industry.