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Why senior engineers aren't using AI as much as you think

Arvind Jain on Grit · Why We’re Only Using 1% of AI | Glean CEO Arvind Jain

“Some really good engineers, they have not they haven't adopted AI that much.”

43:25 / 43:44

Some really good engineers, they have not they haven't adopted AI that much. But they're still productive because remember that AI has become, like, helpful in terms of writing new lines of code, but a lot of work that the most senior engineers do is not writing new lines of code.

About this clip

Glean CEO Arvind Jain explains why many top engineers haven't fully adopted AI tools yet. He argues that while AI excels at writing new code, senior engineers spend most of their time on higher-level work that goes beyond just coding new lines.

Why this clip

Challenges the common assumption that all engineers should be heavily using AI by highlighting the disconnect between AI capabilities and senior engineer responsibilities.

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