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I joined the Oxide and Friends annual predictions podcast episode this week - here are my 1, 3 and 6 year predictions for AI and LLMs (and Kākāpō parrots) simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...

Inders+

@indersai.com

Respectfully, I hope you're proven wrong because writing code remains fun when typed manually & sometimes when slightly complimented by LLMs, but if it becomes the norm, being a SDE would suck. you would work on 10x projects and make less money. I hope human creativity remains inimitable.

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Simon Willison

@simonwillison.net

8 Jan

I touched on that in my three year prediction here - it could go either way, I'm really hoping it makes our skills even more valuable than they were before simonwillison.net/2026/Jan/8/l...

simonwillison.netLLM predictions for 2026, shared with Oxide and FriendsI joined a recording of the Oxide and Friends podcast on Tuesday to talk about 1, 3 and 6 year predictions for the tech industry. This is my second appearance …

Inders+

@indersai.com

8 Jan

Yes, that is true we are able to produce more and llms do help in understanding code bases very quickly, so our productivity is up, yet this does not seem to lead to better morale or any rewards. Its also becoming hard to stand out as everyone has new demos and vibe coded simple projects now.