# I Went Viral With a Boring Take on AI

DevFeed: [I Went Viral With a Boring Take on AI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-went-viral-with-a-boring-take-on-ai-32371.md>)

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Author: Brian Jenney

Published: 2025-12-20T16:14:57Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brian Jenney](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brian-jenney.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [software-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineering.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>)

## AI overview

The author reflects on a YouTube video about six months at a startup that unexpectedly attracted a large audience. They argue that AI tools are useful but do not justify sweeping claims that software engineering is over, and that online narratives about the field distort reality and may discourage people unnecessarily.

## Source excerpt

This week, a YouTube video I posted unexpectedly took off.