Father of three, Creator of Ruby on Rails + Omarchy, Co-owner & CTO of 37signals, Shopify director, NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winner.
It's pencils down, people. Writing code by hand is no longer an economically viable skill for most programmers at most companies. But the future of making software has never been brighter. Don't you dare black pill this beautiful moment!
All very reasonable except promising no job losses due to obstinance on AI. Of course you should get fired if you refuse to comply with company strategy. That's the job! That's what the money is for!
Also, don't apologize, it's never enough for the mob.
Hey everyone, we have heard your concerns about Proton’s AI strategy and culture and after internal discussions, we want to share a few things with you.
First, Proton does not install tracking software on employees' laptops to measure how much AI-generated code they produce.
It's very important for leaders to understand that once you're dealing with a "rebellion" there's nothing you can do that'll appease the rebels. It'll never be enough. Not for them, not for the press egging them on. They will not rest until your head is on a spike.
New: Proton CEO Andy Yen just cancelled the company's 're-interviews'. Comes after our investigation
The re-interviews would have been about how workers were using AI, with the clear implication you might be fired
"He has a rebellion on his hands." 404media.co/protons-ceo-ca…
The real AI psychosis is thinking "this is just another tool" or "it's just a stochastic parrot" and "humans still need to review every line". You gotta snap out of it.