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A tweet observing a paradoxical shift during the AI agent era: technical people feel their skills are becoming obsolete, while non-technical people increasingly wish they were more technical to better leverage AI agents.
The article argues that AI has enhanced the value of junior engineers by enabling them to manage complexity and lead projects, thereby increasing organizational capacity and reducing training costs.
According to LinkedIn data cited by WSJ, Gen Z accounted for 69% of AI engineer hires in 2025, while Millennials made up 60% of head of AI hires. The report also highlights that 90% of AI job hires had a bachelor’s degree and women represented only 26% of hires.