The AI Elephant in the Room
Key takeaways
- I want to talk a bit about AI and the related shifts in the tech industry.
- Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: AI models have become shockingly good at completing a wide variety of programming tasks.
- In this email, I want to zoom into one specific thing: I think people are jumping to the wrong conclusion about what AI means for their careers.
WComeaucategoriescoursesgoodies About. The elephant in the room From Josh W. Comeau Reply-Tome@joshwcomeau.com Sent April 29, 2026This issue of my newsletter was sent to newsletter subscribers.Sign up to receive future issues!
I want to talk a bit about AI and the related shifts in the tech industry. I know this is top-of-mind for lots of y’all, and you might be wondering if it even makes sense to learn new programming skills in this environment.
Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth: AI models have become shockingly good at completing a wide variety of programming tasks. They’re certainly not perfect, but in many cases, they’re good enough. I’m not happy about this, for a wide variety of ethical/environmental/safety reasons, but it is what it is.