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While some argue that current AI remains a flawed tool prone to "hidden bugs" rather than a true drop-in human replacement, others warn that software engineering is facing a "factory worker" moment where high-paid labor will soon be decimated by autonomous agents. This shift reveals a bitter divide between capital owners who anticipate massive cost reductions and workers who fear a future of "fighting for barista jobs" while AI companies ingest their intellectual property. Skepticism toward the optimistic narratives of AI executives is rampant, with many predicting that a flood of AI-generated "slop" will eventually dismantle the economic foundations of SaaS, advertising, and social media. Ultimately, there is a profound concern that extreme labor displacement could trigger a collapse of the current capitalist status quo, leading to widespread social instability rather than a promised digital utopia.