I can speak for my company, but that is obviously not every one
We're a smallish dev house, we're big on wellbeing. I give my devs an amount of work in a sprint, if it's done, it's done it doesn't matter what it took to get to that point. If we use a tool to make us more productive then my two cents is that improvement is given back to the team in lower project pressure and better work-life balance. Our projects are generally costed based on complexity and skill, not necessarily timescales (though they are a factor, albeit a smaller one). We've also increased pay again this year for our devs. AI dev has a cost in itself of course, but the ROI is good enough to keep it around. We've not changed our general project costs we charge to clients, but we've mostly kept them as low as possible for years now. I have no inclination to replace my good developers with AI, but I'm certainly not going to pass up a tool that makes them happier and more productive.
Edit: probably noting that I totally see your (and most others) point about AI, and just because I see it this way, doesn't mean your points are not valid or true.
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Fadgebadger Sweaty sumo wanks for everyone!, Wed 13 May 2026, 11:50,
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Thanks.
To be honest, I don't think my use is that different to yours at the moment. I'm just probably more focussed on the negatives, and can't see any positive way it could play out long-term for the majority of developers unless things freeze at this point or go tits up for the AI companies (which isn't an impossibility).
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monkeon schmonkeon, Wed 13 May 2026, 12:18,
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