alt Hacker NewsIndeed. It reads like software engineer employment cope by appealing to the lowest common denominator possible. As if solutions for that type of end user weren't already solved for over a decade ago, most of which now have agents built in.
It just is not believable or interesting. Even if it did happen, the reality is it just doesn't matter.
It reads like a discussion between two people sharing detailed experiences of concrete things they've observed, in response to an article where the author did the same. It could be that they're lying to stave off employment anxiety, I suppose, even though nobody involved seemed particularly anxious and everyone involved seems pretty familiar with AI tooling.
It could also be that you've seen a lot of social media memes regarding "cope", observed their ability to provoke strong emotions, and confused this for meaningful insight. I see a lot of AI commentary these days that is clearly being spread for its virality rather than its truth value.