Studies show that AI adoption is leading to fewer junior developers being hired. Yet these are the very people we need to build our future. Where do we go from here and what might a future without juniors look like?
This session requires no particular skills to follow. It's intended for all audiences: Juniors having trouble finding a job, seniors finding they are juggling more projects as there are fewer juniors to rely on, people with an opinion on AI, ...
This session is not an "AI good" or "AI bad" talk, but rather a pragmatic view of the current tech and Drupal landscape. AI is here to stay in one form or another, whether we like it or not. Yet it's undeniably reshaping how people enter our industry, if at all.
The goal is to study the potential impact of a lack of new blood in a creative industry, both for the people involved at all levels and for the quality of tech products to come. While we can't predict the future, it's common knowledge that people leave their jobs or projects at some point in time for various reasons. If we can't replace these people, we are in serious trouble.
In closing I'll make a few suggestions on how we can keep our industry attractive for new people and how we can support them in finding their way in this new, AI-driven world.
The main goals is to raise awareness that cutting costs today by leaving out juniors could hit us like a giant boomerang tomorrow when we realize there's no-one left to replace us when we want to retire.
