The True Cost of AI vs. Engineering Talent — Future Venture Pulse Engineering · AI Economics · Talent Strategy The true cost of AI vs. engineering talent The narrative is seductive: replace expensive engineers with cheap AI and ship faster. The data is more complicated. AI coding costs are rising toward engineer level salaries. Trust in AI output is falling even as usage climbs. And the companies winning aren’t reducing engineering headcount they’re rebalancing it. Here’s what the numbers actually show. Henry Pham ~8 min read Every founder I talk… Read More
