> product management for software) is about to be nearly worthless in 5 years
Isn't that one of the few fields in software that should be safe from AI? AI cannot explain to engineers what users want, manage people issues, or negotiate.
It seems pretty awesome at those tasks. Point it at a meeting transcript and have it create user stories. I Don think GPT-4 replaces a person in any professional role I can think of, but it seems all people will find a range of tasks can be automated.
I would backtrack this slightly. If I were to be more clear, I'd say that:
1. The type of software projects I manage are about to be worthless
2. Managing software development (in a project manager way) the way it happens at my employer is also soon going to be a worthless skill (or at least, massively lowered in demand)
I agree that the human understanding component in translating business needs to software will be one of the longer lived job functions.
Isn't that one of the few fields in software that should be safe from AI? AI cannot explain to engineers what users want, manage people issues, or negotiate.