The 5 Stages of Grief: A Guide for Software Engineers to Accept and Leverage AI

Most software engineers think they are safe from the impacts of AI.

Or worse, they haven’t even thought about it yet.

AI is not going to replace most of our jobs, but it is going to change how we work and what skills are valuable. The reality is that change is hard. Most engineers are somewhere in the 5 stages of grief when it comes to accepting their job will be different.

But by staying stuck in the belief that everything will be the same in the future, you are preventing yourself from leveraging the power of AI and investing in your human skills that will be increasingly valuable.

As soon as you accept that AI is going to change the nature of our work, we can begin to adapt.

The way forward is to become Augmented Engineers. Software engineers who use AI as a tool and double down on their ability to think, communicate, and be creative.

Accept this new future, so you can start adapting now.

AI unlocks an exciting new world of possibilities for software engineers.

The capabilities are rapidly improving. The engineers that begin incorporating them in their workflow will produce more in less time. You’ll be free to lean into your human strengths. Enabling you to spend more time thinking, being creative, and connecting with colleagues to communicate ideas.

Accept the change is coming, begin your journey to becoming an Augmented Engineer today.