Kotlin 'God J' Two-Hour Controversial Interview: I'd Rather Lose 80% of Job Opportunities Than Use AI Programming

Jake Wharton, a prominent Android and Kotlin open-source developer, has stated that he refuses to join AI companies, work on AI-centric products, or accept mandatory AI usage, estimating this criterion excludes about 80% of potential employers. In a recent two-hour interview, he also criticized cryptocurrency and the forced adoption of large language models in software development, arguing that AI should only be a tool, not the foundation of engineering capability.

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