Friday Links: AI taking our jobs, being helpful, and judgment
06 Jun 2025 #mondaylinksHey, there.
Here are 4 links I thought were worth sharing this week:
#1. Is AI really taking our jobs? Here’s a breakdown of papers and historical records to prove that the “AI taking jobs” hype is more a marketing strategy (12min) than anything else. There’s nothing to worry about (yet?) after all.
#2. There’s a difference between being helpful and being valued at work (4min). One of the two leads to stagnation in our careers.
#3. AI has made it easier to start coding or writing. The real differentiator isn’t technical skills, but judgment (3min). The real question is knowing what to build.
#4. Here’s a complete guide on prompt engineering (38min) tailored for software engineers, with good and bad examples of prompts. It looks more like a mini-course. Definitely something to keep returning every time we need to write a prompt for a coding task.
As a bonus, I found this absurd website with funny and absurd project ideas. I think I could use the Lucky Cat to bring more luck to my Gumroad store. That one isn’t so absurd.
And in case you missed it, I wrote on my blog about 7 strategies to stay sane in this AI-hype cycle (3min) and 12 nightmares every coder faces (3min).
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See you next time,
Cesar
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