AWS CEO Matt Garman to Devs: Stop Fearing AI and Start Using It to Ditch the "Drudgery"

AWS CEO Matt Garman addressed the growing anxiety among software engineers that artificial intelligence—specifically agentic AI like the new Amazon Quick Suite—will make their jobs obsolete. Speaking at a tech conference, Garman argued that while AI will dramatically reduce the need for manual coding, it will not replace the need for skilled problem-solvers. He urged developers to view AI as a tool to eliminate "undifferentiated heavy lifting" and boilerplate code, allowing them to focus on high-value system architecture and innovation rather than syntax.

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