AI Replacing Developers Has Officially Failed
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AI was supposed to replace software engineers by now.
It didn’t.
In this video, I break down what actually happened between 2022 - 2026, why the “AI killed the job market” narrative is mostly a lie, and the one skill every developer should start building to stay relevant in the AI era.
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TIMESTAMPS (WIP)
0:00 - The AI replacement narrative that scared an entire generation
1:06 - ChatGPT launches and the illusion of “English as code”
1:33 - When AI became part of real developer workflows
2:20 - The first big misunderstanding about AI and automation
5:02 - Fake demos, scary headlines, and why 2024 got messy
7:32 - Why AI wasn’t actually responsible for most layoffs
9:08 - How companies used AI as a scapegoat
9:25 - The two structural limits stopping AI from replacing devs
11:52 - The danger of vibe coding and blind trust
13:29 - The one skill that actually future-proofs software engineers