Tbf, it's not really the IT grunts pouring their heart and soul into this trend. It's more the top-level execs seeing more $$ in their pockets at EOQ/EOY bonus time by hiring fewer 6-figure employees and relying more on ~~AI~~ hallucinogenic LLMs, while the grunts ~~dabble with it~~ fight with the stupid piece of shit just so they can ~~say "Yeah sure I used X AI program to help speed this up"~~ appease these idiots who believe it's their saving grace.
Source: Am dev/grunt dealing with said idiots. Opinion likely biased, take with grain of salt.
Tbf, it's not really the IT grunts pouring their heart and soul into this trend. It's more the top-level execs seeing more $$ in their pockets at EOQ/EOY bonus time by hiring fewer 6-figure employees and relying more on ~~AI~~ hallucinogenic LLMs, while the grunts ~~dabble with it~~ fight with the stupid piece of shit just so they can ~~say "Yeah sure I used X AI program to help speed this up"~~ appease these idiots who believe it's their saving grace.
Source: Am dev/grunt dealing with said idiots. Opinion likely biased, take with grain of salt.