「AIで10倍速」の代償。過酷な期待がシニアエンジニアを物理的に壊し始めている現実

AIツールの普及によって「開発速度10倍」という言葉が独り歩きしていますが、その裏ではシニアエンジニアたちがかつてないほどの物理的・精神的な負荷に晒されています。ツールがコードを生成するスピードに、生身の人間であるエンジニアのレビュー能力や責任、そして体調管理が追いつかなくなっているのです。加速し続ける開発現場で、熟練のエンジニアたちが直面している過酷な実態と、その「人的コスト」の深刻さについて議論が巻き起こっています。

Is there any publication which demonstrates that the improvement is really 10x?

Somebody doesnt know how to regulate their pace, and then various burnout symptoms happen.

Not everybody pushes themselves like that, nor should, its anything but healthy and sustainable. In my experience it takes... rather obsessed people, ocd or similar traits, maybe 2 out of 10 intensity of their disease. Highly functional, smart, yet unbalanced.

Llms just allow this spiral to go further, while human limits remain the same. Each of us creates our own path, dont mess it up just because you can. Your employer doesnt care much about you at the end, just another cog in machine but health once damaged may not bounce back, ever

I feel this is not discussed enough. I can attest to this 100%.

Just the past weekend, I was talking with a very senior engineer (~distinguished engineer at a very large tech co) who basically said he's working 8-8-6 (8 am - 8 pm, 6 days/week), "writing code" (more like supervising 8-15 agents) for a product demo in 2 weeks, which otherwise would have taken at least 1 quarter's worth of time with a small team. He's zonked out, fwiw. There are no junior engineers in the team ¯_(ツ)_/¯, most having been laid off a few months ago.

The toll it takes, and the expectations of AI-driven productivity, have only increased dramatically. At some point, the reality will hit the remaining engg team. Not sure if the company or its leadership realizes, but so far, it's all-AI, all-the-time, human cost of productivity be damned.

The industry calls this “10x productivity.” I call it what it is: a system that generates output at machine speed and forces humans to process it at biological speed.

The question is can you tolerate the amount of PRs thrown at you per day on top of reviewing the exponentially growing mess of code that continues to double every hour and being paid less for it.

Just learn to say no and leave. Why do you tolerate the increasing comprehension debt that is loaded on to you.

You will never get that time back. Just give it to someone else that thinks it is worth maintaining that slop for less.