As an Engineer - AI has changed how I work overnight. My coding language is effectively English. - No longer writing code - but describing what functions and classes should do. - I write input and outputs examples and it creates the code to support this. - I create project readme’s first - then get the AI to fill out. - I list architecture and services to use - then it creates the integrations. What this means is I can do work 10x faster but also can learn by prompting too. More widely - for the tech space it means engineers will be able do more with less. New / non engineers can code with a skill set of a mid level (3-5 years experience ). Overall the barrier and skill restrictions are lowered so the developer “premium” is removed. Leading to a more efficient system where there are more could be “engineers” that can do the same level now. A more elastic labour force. Abstract this out past tech and engineering - this same thinking works on most current job roles. The labour market is about to fundamentally change. We must adapt to survive - my previous roles are unlikely to exist in next economic cycle. But I can now do way more as an individual - ideas are faster to implement and test. This ultimately only leads to more innovation. There will be billion dollar companies with only one employee due to AI.