# The AI Vampire | Steve Yegge | Medium

<https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-ai-vampire-eda6e4f07163>

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## What Jamie wrote

Yegge's essay on the 'AI Vampire' effect: 10x AI productivity creates a value-capture trap where employers extract all the gain while developers burn out. Argues for a middle path rather than maxing AI-augmented hours for someone else's benefit. Honest and self-aware.

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