AI tools increase pressure to produce more because managers see them as a magic bullet for capacity.

9:35people using AI agents. >> So, instead of spending more time coding, you're spending more time reviewing things, making decisions. You're taking on more responsibility. And also, people experience reporting experiencing a lot of pressure to do more quicker just because AI makes this possible. And maybe you have managers who don't really understand your work in practice, but they think AI is a magic bullet and they expect your capacity to

10:00be greater and for you to be able to ship more just because now you're using AI tools. >> And that like saved effort, as many of us have experienced, doesn't really like come back as saved time or rest or anything like that. It often comes back as like more decisions, more supervision, and higher baseline, right? Like it feels like we're having to answer a thousands of questions a day at

10:21rapid fire. We often hear that like if the code works, then nothing else matters. Like do we even need to read the code if it works, right? But what does it mean to feel like a programmer? Like what happens to enjoyment and skill and that identity that [music] you can have for being a developer? We asked developers, do you feel like your actual coding skills are sharpening, holding steady, [music] or