IBM tripling entry-level jobs after finding the limits of AI adoption

Post by edoceo » Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 1:05 AM UTC

slopinthebag wrote: post #76

You know when someone is singing the praises about AI and they get asked "if you're so much more productive with AI, what have you built with it"? Well I think a bunch of companies are asking this same question to their employees and realising that the productivity gains they are betting on were overhyped. LLM's can be a very useful tool and will probably lead to measurable productivity increases in the future, at th…

Post by echelon » Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC

johnsmith1840 wrote: post #90

slopinthebag wrote: post #76

You know when someone is singing the praises about AI and they get asked "if you're so much more productive with AI, what have you built with it"? Well I think a bunch of companies are asking this same question to their employees and realising that the productivity gains they are betting on were overhyped. LLM's can be a very useful tool and will probably lead to measurable productivity increases in the future, at th…

I bet you the predictions are largely correct but technology doesn't care about funding timelines and egos. It will come in its own time. It's like trying to make fusion happen only by spending more money. It helps but it doesn't fundamentally solve thr pace of true innovation. I've been saying for years now that the next AI breakthrough could come from big tech but it also has just a likely chance of comming from a…

Post by bluGill » Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC

edoceo wrote: post #91

slopinthebag wrote: post #76

You know when someone is singing the praises about AI and they get asked "if you're so much more productive with AI, what have you built with it"? Well I think a bunch of companies are asking this same question to their employees and realising that the productivity gains they are betting on were overhyped. LLM's can be a very useful tool and will probably lead to measurable productivity increases in the future, at th…

> measurable productivity Which measure? Like when folk say something is more "efficient" it's more time-efficient to fly but one trades other efficiency. Efficiency, like productivity needs a second word with it to properly communicate. Whtys more productive? Lines of code (a weak measure). Features shipped? Bugs fixed? Time by company saved? Time for client? Shareholders value (lame). I don't know the answer but th…

Post by whstl » Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 1:21 AM UTC

johnnyanmac wrote: post #60

whstl wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dealing with the occasional pushy customers is way easier than dealing with pushy PMs or designers. Which happen to be the majority. Customers bikeshed WAY less than those two categories.

I'm glad you dealt with some good customers. I can't agree in my experience, though.

Post by bluGill » Sun, Feb 15, 2026, 1:22 AM UTC

throwaway613746 wrote: post #88

slopinthebag wrote: post #76

You know when someone is singing the praises about AI and they get asked "if you're so much more productive with AI, what have you built with it"? Well I think a bunch of companies are asking this same question to their employees and realising that the productivity gains they are betting on were overhyped. LLM's can be a very useful tool and will probably lead to measurable productivity increases in the future, at th…

> "if you're so much more productive with AI, what have you built with it" If my boss asked me a question like this my reply would be "exactly what you told me to build, check jira". If you want to know if I'm more productive - look at the metrics. Isn't that what you pay Atlassian for? Maybe you could ask their AI...