But also don’t give up your principles and use AI stuff if you’re against it.
Hiring people who haven’t used it will be a marketable skill too
But also don’t give up your principles and use AI stuff if you’re against it.
Hiring people who haven’t used it will be a marketable skill too
I think it is easy to give that advice if you are somehow shielded from the reality of the market right now.
Which companies can you point to with openings on their careers page that specifically mention "no AI" or don't mention AI as part of the toolchain/expectations?
You are 100% correct. And I can't understand why some company would want someone who never used AI. What's the advantage? Honestly, it sounds like wishful thinking.
>"Hiring people who haven’t used it will be a marketable skill too".
Can you explain your thinking on this?
Obviously there will be jobs where AI isn't required, so omission of experience would be fine, but I can't think of any reason why it would be marketable to advertise "I've never worked with AI".
In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a resume that contains anything along the lines of "I haven't used X". You would just omit the lack of experience. Otherwise it risks signaling other negatives (not comfortable with change, etc.).
It's a moral stance. But AI isn't as bad as say, biological weapons. It's closer to piracy.
So it's like I've never used a gun. Which isn't really a strong point. At the very least, even if you don't plan to use guns, you'd know how guns work and where they don't.
I can understand the stance, I'm just saying that it's not something that I would ever describe as "marketable".
No one is saying "I've never used a gun" or "I've never pirated a movie" on their resume to market their morals. Resumes are to market the skills you have that match the job you're applying for, not for marketing your moral stance.
A while ago I had to hire people who'd never used Flash (and therefore agreed to the EULA of Flash Player) for a project.
That's certainly interesting!
But I doubt those people put "never used Flash" on their general resume (or literally any other resume except the one tailored to that position, if they even put it on the resume instead of their cover letter). I also doubt they thought of it as a "marketable skill" considering it was applicable to ~1 job.
In any case, this seems like an incredibly niche situation that probably has no business being extrapolated to all AI tools.
There are plenty of cleanroom-type jobs for developers, they just might not always be the sexy big companies offering them.