Chasing new skills, going back to basics and pushing for collective action: how software engineers are adapting to AI
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When a top-paid profession starts accepting four-hour daily commutes as study time, you’re looking at a workforce bracing for structural change, not a passing tool upgrade. Engineering leaders should assume AI literacy, domain depth, and labor activism will co-evolve—and plan org design and comp bands accordingly.
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