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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Prof. Software Developers Don't Vibe, They Control: AI Agent Coding Use in 2025

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14012

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Professional Software Developers Don't Vibe, They Control: AI Agent Use for Coding in 2025

The rise of AI agents is transforming how software can be built. The promise of agents is that developers might write code quicker, delegate multiple tasks to different agents, and even write a full piece of software purely out of natural language. In reality, what roles agents play in professional software development remains in question. This paper investigates how experienced developers use agents in building software, including their motivations, strategies, task suitability, and sentiments. Through field observations (N=13) and qualitative surveys (N=99), we find that while experienced developers value agents as a productivity boost, they retain their agency in software design and implementation out of insistence on fundamental software quality attributes, employing strategies for controlling agent behavior leveraging their expertise. In addition, experienced developers feel overall positive about incorporating agents into software development given their confidence in complementing the agents' limitations. Our results shed light on the value of software development best practices in effective use of agents, suggest the kinds of tasks for which agents may be suitable, and point towards future opportunities for better agentic interfaces and agentic use guidelines.
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@linuxfoundation@social.lfx.dev  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Cutting entry-level roles in the AI era is a "profound strategic error."
The LF’s Chief Economist @Frank_Nagle explains in a new @FortuneMagazine article why sacrificing junior talent jeopardizes future leadership and institutional knowledge.

Read the full piece: https://fortune.com/2025/11/19/why-its-a-mistake-to-cut-entry-level-jobs-ai-mit-scientist/
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@linuxfoundation@social.lfx.dev  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Cutting entry-level roles in the AI era is a "profound strategic error."
The LF’s Chief Economist @Frank_Nagle explains in a new @FortuneMagazine article why sacrificing junior talent jeopardizes future leadership and institutional knowledge.

Read the full piece: https://fortune.com/2025/11/19/why-its-a-mistake-to-cut-entry-level-jobs-ai-mit-scientist/
#AI #FutureOfWork #OpenSource

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@Wiobyrne@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Stop using prompt checklists. They failed 20 years ago, and they're failing now.

When the internet arrived, critical reading checklists (like CRAAP) became obsolete because humans are unlikely to apply static rules to dynamic content.

Same story with AI. Sequential optimization (conversation) crushes single-shot prompts.

The future isn't better prompts. It's better dialogue.

https://wiobyrne.com/weve-been-thinking-about-prompts-all-wrong/

#AIChat #FutureofWork #Prompting

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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is

https://www.fastcompany.com/91435192/chatgpt-llm-openai-jobs-amazon

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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

The Great Decoupling of Labor and Capital

https://www.mbi-deepdives.com/the-great-decoupling-of-labor-and-capital/

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The Great Decoupling of Labor and Capital

A programming note: I initially wanted to cover Microsoft’s earnings today, but I am changing the schedule a bit as I felt more inspired to write today’s piece. Almost two decades ago, Hewlett-Packard (HP) was the first tech company to exceed $100 Billion annual revenue threshold in 2007.
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@trib@aus.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

I wish I'd written this, but I didn’t. But you should read the whole thread, because @Daojoan has tapped into something here and we should all try to think and act more this way.

#AI #change #technology #FutureOfWork
https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/115321208030562919

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@Omkhar@infosec.exchange  ·  activity timestamp 8 months ago

Do you want to hear about AI, open source and the future of work at the Empire State Building?

The United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies and the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology are collaborating to bring you an exciting Open Source Week 2025, June 17-20 2025.

Zack and I have the honor of hosting an official side event on Jun 17, 2024 at our offices at the Empire State Building in conjunction with our friends at the United Nations.

If you’re interested in joining and plan to be in NYC, register here to attend by June 10: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=2zWeD09UYE-9zF6kFubccPgTCyVRCTZPtl_AdPDO9s9UM0xFUURYS0ZNTlhQVU9HVU5IRTNKWkdBVSQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

We can't wait to see you!

#UNOpenSourceWeek #ai #opensourcesoftware #futureofwork

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