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Software engineer decided to pursue nursing after a layoff and AI: She spent a year trying to stay in tech. The industry's obsession with AI drove her to pursue ...
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An exclusive conversation with the developer of REA, the viral AI reverse engineering tool
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From coding to cultivation? AI job fears prompt software engineer to consider farming as an alternative career
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Their jobs were among the first to be changed by AI. Now some are trying to avoid it
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Engineer's viral post captures the soul-crushing downside of AI coding: A software engineer said AI is doing so much coding in his new job that it has become ...
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Watercolor artist shares how she does and doesn't use AI in her work: Artist Sara Wilczynska, who previously was a software engineer at Google ...
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From wedding DJ to Meta engineer: My 13-year career and layoff: A former Meta engineer reflects on his journey from wedding DJ to tech, his 13-year career ...
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Microsoft engineer: AI still hallucinates but eases deadlines: A Microsoft engineer says AI still gets things wrong. It's still made his job less stressful.
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Software engineer: AI could reduce junior engineering jobs: A software engineer says AI could reduce junior engineering jobs, but experienced engineers who adapt ...
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I'm a Microsoft software engineer. AI makes hitting my deadlines much easier, but I'm still skeptical it will replace me.
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How a Meta software engineer learns AI, doesn't let it think for him: A Meta software engineer shares how he keeps up with AI outside work, why he cut back on ...
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Google software engineer, podcaster, quit to pursue AI startup: A former Google software engineer explains why she turned down security, left a job she loved ...
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Software engineer quit Google to pursue a career in electronic music: Mackenzie Young took a buyout from his software engineering job at Google, moved home ...
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Microsoft software engineer says AI has made job easier, not stressful: Gen Z Microsoft engineer on why she's not feeling "AI fatigue," how she uses AI ...
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AI engineer says he hasn't touched code in months, has mixed feelings: Rohan Gore, an engineer at a market research firm, says he still feels useful ...
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Claude users spill about AI fears: 'I can't get a job': One engineer said they lied to their employer about how long it took to build a new feature ...
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Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI trade secrets for China: A federal jury on Thursday convicted Linwei Ding, 38, of seven counts of economic espionage ...
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I'm a senior software engineer at Microsoft; AI is not a threat to me: Nandita Giri is a senior software engineer with experience at Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft ...
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Advice from a Google engineer on finding great tech mentors: Google senior engineer Deep Shah shares how mentorship shaped his career — and his top tips for ...
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Why I don't blame AI after losing my job as a software engineer: AI has changed the job landscape in some ways, but I don't think it's the reason the industry is ...
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I was laid off from my tech job — now I'm pursuing a career in welding: A former software engineer, Tabby Toney, shares how getting laid off from her tech job ...
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