- Published on July 13, 2025
- In AI Features
‘GenAI is Potentially Dangerous to the Long-term Growth of Developers’
“If you pass all the thinking to GenAI, then the result is that the developer isn’t doing any thinking.”
Image by Nalini Nirad
- By Ankush Das
Curiosity is often seen as a key trait of great developers. However, in an age of generative AI tools that can write code, generate tests, and even review themselves, the act of asking questions is at risk of being outsourced. While these tools may speed up delivery, some in the developer community warn that they also threaten the growth of a developer.
An MIT Study also hinted towards a decline in cognitive capabilities when using an LLM. It's not just about juniors or seniors, fast delivery, or clean code. It's about what happens when understanding gets replaced by imitation and how that could slowly diminish a developer’s capacity to create truly exceptional software.
The Fragility of Copy-Paste Knowledge
“GenAI is potentially dangerous to the long-term growth of developers
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Ankush Das
I am a tech aficionado and a computer science graduate with a keen interest in AI, Coding, Open Source, Global SaaS, and Cloud. Have a tip? Reach out to ankush.das@aimmediahouse.com
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