How Replacing Developers With AI is Going Horribly Wrong
In recent years, many predicted that artificial intelligence would replace most software developers by the mid-2020s. However, evidence from 2024 and 2025 shows the opposite trend: companies are rehiring developers after realizing AI’s limitations.
While AI tools can speed up simple and repetitive tasks, their performance declines in real production environments. Studies reveal that AI-generated code is more repetitive, less robust, and significantly more vulnerable to security flaws.
Senior developers often lose productivity correcting AI output. High-profile failures and security incidents demonstrate that AI cannot replace human judgment, but can only support developers by handling routine tasks.
