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# WeAreDevelopers LIVE - SpeculAItions

Generative AI isn't creating 10x developers. It merely shifts your workload from writing raw code to debugging automated slop, proving we must stop treating algorithms like humans.

- **Speakers:** [Chris Heilmann](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@chris-heilmann), [Daniel Cranney](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@daniel-cranney), [Julia Kordick](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@julia-kordick)
- **Event:** WeAreDevelopers LIVE
- **Published:** March 18, 2026
- **Duration:** 58:38
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1830-wearedevelopers-live-speculaitions
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/2cdb4226b123a771ffa9261c5605d057/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=202197ms

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