# Steve Yegge on AI Agents and the Future of Software Engineering

<https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/steve-yegge-on-ai-agents-and-the>

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## What Jamie wrote

Gergely Orosz interviews Steve Yegge on AI agents and the future of software engineering — covers exponential adoption curves, potential 50% headcount cuts, eight levels of AI adoption, and why big companies are structurally doomed. Dense and high-signal for a CTO navigating AI strategy.

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