That software engineering is one of the most AI exposed disciplines is an irony not lost on anyone, not least the engineers themselves. This is an advanced piece of research on how engineers think about ‘AI Skill Threat’, seen through the lens of both gender and ethnic diversity. The findings are intriguing - under represented groups feel
most threatened by AI and (perhaps therefore), rate AI generated code as least valuable in their work. We can sympathise with the fear, but it is head-in-sand stuff that we have to resist, because denialism has significant implications for the future workforce diversity in an AI-enabled world. Very interesting reading - download the full report
here