Gergely Orosz says modern software engineering is no longer done without LLMs and that people who refuse AI use won't be hired at 99.9% of startups, Big Tech, and ambitious companies. He compares AI tools to the keyboard as a basic part of software development. The post quotes Geoffrey Huntley's view that teams too busy for normal work to experiment with AI are preparing to be replaced.
Like it or not, modern sw engineering is no longer done without LLMs (AI) and will no longer be done without.
Whoever doesn’t want to use AI, no problem: but you won’t be hired at 99.9% of startups+Big Tech+ambitious companies, even today
It’s as part of sw dev as the keyboard
🗞️ if your team is too busy doing their 'normal job' to experiment with AI, you're preparing them to be replaced https://ghuntley.com/replaced/ In this post, I guess this's the last time I'll say it. AI use is no longer optional if you wish to be employed. What follows is advice for current employees and hiring managers on how to hire in 2026 to source AI-first candidates.
Source: Gergely Orosz · x.comPublished · added here
