“AI code is absolute garbage…” Let’s be honest. When we say this, are we stating a Fact, or is it just Fear talking?
Let’s be honest. In developer circles—whether during lunch breaks or in heated threads on social media—we often end our rants with a conclusion that makes us feel safe:
“In the end, humans still have to fix the AI’s code anyway.” or “There is no way it can understand complex Business Logic.”
I used to say that, too. And I genuinely believed it. That is, until I stumbled upon a psychological theory that forced me to rethink everything. Is the code really bad, or are we just “afraid”?
Today, PRIMO Tech-a-Break isn’t talking about hard-core tech stacks. We are diving into psychology. I invite my fellow developers to open up: Is our complaining based on facts, or is it actually a “Defense Mechanism”?
🛑 The Psychological Trap: Cognitive Dissonance
Humans have a strange mechanism. When we encounter something that shakes our confidence or threatens the value of something we’ve dedicated our lives to (in this case, coding skills honed over decades), our brains enter a state called Cognitive Dissonance—mental conflict.
To reduce this stress, our brain chooses to “reject the competence” of the threat.
Instead of admitting, “This AI generated code 10x faster than I could” (which is painful to admit),
We choose to focus on, “It got one line of syntax wrong” (to make ourselves feel superior).
This is Denial. It preserves the Ego of being an “Expert.” But in the real world… numbers don’t lie.
The Reality of the Numbers: Thailand is Scared #1
Our mouths may say we aren’t afraid—that we just don’t trust the AI’s capability. However, the global Ipsos AI Monitor 2025 survey points to a starkly different reality:
🔴 74% of Thai workers believe AI will replace their current job within 5 years.
This figure is the highest in Southeast Asia, leaving Indonesia (51%) and Singapore (50%) far behind. Furthermore, the survey reveals that 57% of Thai people feel “Nervous” when using AI.
It is a dark comedy. Deep down, we are anxious, but we choose to vent that anxiety by “nitpicking” AI code to comfort ourselves: “See? I’m still better than it.”
🛑 The Warning Sign: 92% Adoption... What About You?
While we are busy arguing about whether AI code is “clean” or not, data from GitHub indicates that 92% of developers worldwide have already started using AI Coding Tools in their workflow.
This means if you are one of the few still refusing to adapt, you aren’t fighting against AI… You are fighting against the 92% of developers who are armed with AI.
And the scariest part? The disappearance of the “Junior Space.” Leading tech companies are slowing down the hiring of new graduates for routine work (like writing Unit Tests or Documentation) because AI can clear these tasks in seconds.
🚀 The Pivot: From "Coder" to "Engineering Manager" (Managing an AI Team)
Friends… admitting that AI is smart doesn’t mean we are incompetent. It simply means our Role must change.
Stop competing on typing speed. Stop taking pride in memorizing exact syntax. Instead, start viewing yourself as an “Architect” or a “Manager.”
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AI is your personal Junior Dev: It’s diligent, types incredibly fast, and knows every language, but it can be “naive” and needs a skilled supervisor.
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Our job is Reviewer & Integrator: We must “sculpt” the code AI churns out, ensuring it fits the architecture, connects to larger systems, and meets security standards.
💡The next time you see AI make a coding error, don’t be too quick to laugh. Ask yourself: “If in 6 months it doesn’t make mistakes anymore… what do I have left to compete with?”
Fear is not shameful (stats show Thai people are among the most fearful in Asia). But what is scarier is “denying reality” until you can no longer adapt.
Put the Ego down and learn to master it. Because in the next era, a “Senior Developer” might not be measured by who writes better code, but by “who controls AI more effectively.” 😉
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