It would seem that the AI craze has shown a flaw in stereotypical "software engineers": an obsession over quantity and speed over everything else. A desire to belong to the group, a desire to exhibit the fact that they are not being left behind. While FOMO is a thing for all peoples, those in tech are particularly susceptible, given the nature of the field.

I have yet to see evidence that AI produces code that is higher in quality than human-written code. I have yet to see anyone show that burning through tokens is economically smarter than paying human engineers. All that is being revealed is how companies and software engineers truly feel about the work they do.

This technology is impressive, and we cannot doubt this. However, it seems that those within Silicon Valley are desperate to showcase the innovative spirit which has been absent for two decades.