Xanthos: AI will not result in fewer software engineers
Spiros Xanthos · Resolve AI CEO Spiros Xanthos: AI for Prod, Multi-agent Architectures, Engineering's Future · Dec 23, 2025 · at 23:38
Resolve AI CEO Spiros Xanthos discusses whether AI automation in software development will displace engineering jobs.
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“I think by us producing more technology, I don't think the end state here is going to look something like where we have fewer software engineers”
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