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Jun 23, 2026 · Industry Insights

AI Is Splitting Development Teams: The Joyful “Lazy” vs the Broken “Craftsmen”

The article argues that AI‑driven “tokenmaxing” is polarizing software teams into a carefree “Lazy” faction that outsources all coding to AI and a overburdened “Craftsmen” faction drowning in massive, low‑quality PRs, eroding mentorship and long‑term engineering skills.