"token anxiety"; or, a slot machine by any other name
8 days ago
- #tech industry
- #AI ethics
- #workplace culture
- The rise of coding agents is causing anxiety among workers, who feel pressured to always be productive.
- Tech companies are increasingly adopting AI tools for engineers, despite lack of evidence on productivity improvements and concerns about skill retention.
- Coding agents are compared to slot machines or gambling, triggering addictive behaviors similar to gambling addiction.
- Employers enforcing the use of coding agents may inadvertently be making workers addicted to work.
- There are concerns about the normalization of overwork and the erosion of ethics in the tech industry.
- The author expresses a desire to leave the industry if these trends continue, highlighting the unsustainable nature of current practices.