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Techie's viral post on AI replacing software jobs sparks fierce debate
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Moneycontrol•16-10-2026, 14:46
Techie's viral post on AI replacing software jobs sparks fierce debate
- •A viral post by Aravind Putrevu on X highlights a sense of entitlement among software professionals regarding AI automation.
- •Putrevu compared software engineers facing AI disruption to factory workers and taxi drivers affected by robots and autonomous vehicles.
- •The tech industry has long expected other workers to upskill and adapt, but many software professionals now feel their own jobs require unique creativity.
- •Social media users had mixed reactions, with some arguing that continuous adaptation has always been core to software engineering.
- •Others agreed that reality is sinking in as AI tools become capable of handling more complex coding and development tasks.
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Aravind Putrevu argued that software professionals exhibit a sense of entitlement by expecting other industries to adapt to automation like taxi and factory workers, while feeling uncomfortable when AI automates their own jobs.
Users had mixed reactions; some argued that adapting to new tools and automating repetitive tasks has always been a core responsibility for software engineers, while others agreed that the industry must confront the reality of automation.
The post compared software professionals facing AI disruption to New York taxi drivers encountering Cybercabs and line workers at German car factories seeing industrial robots take over tasks.
