Viral post starts a debate on why AI isn’t replacing engineers, ‘stop perpetuating the AI hype’

By early 2025, more than 50,000 tech jobs have vanished worldwide, with companies citing artificial intelligence (AI) integration, cost-cutting, and broader downsizing as key reasons. But a viral post on professional forum TeamBlind is now challenging that narrative, arguing that AI isn’t replacing engineers—corporate hype is. The user says, “Everyone’s panicking about AI replacing engineers. My friends are scrambling to pivot into machine learning or prompt engineering.