The 10x Developer Myth: Why AI Amplifies Rather Than Transforms

While AI excels at code generation, research shows it solves only a fraction of developers' real bottlenecks—unclear requirements, meetings, and decision-making consume far more time than typing code. AI acts as an amplifier that makes good developers slightly better but doesn't fundamentally reshape output; if it truly made everyone 10x faster, the competitive advantage would vanish, making the term meaningless.