[AI Minor News Flash] Will AI Development Tools Tear Teams Apart? The ‘Role Collapse’ and New Coexistence Brought by Claude Code

📰 News Overview

• The shocking capabilities of Claude Code (Opus 4.5) have led to a ‘Mexican Standoff’ as engineers, PMs, and designers encroach upon each other’s domains.
• The focus of development is shifting entirely from ‘implementation (coding)’ to ‘decision-making (goal setting and user understanding).’
• There’s a growing trend to prioritize ‘generalists’—those who can leverage AI to cover the entire process—over specialized ‘experts’ in the field.

💡 Key Points

• Renowned engineer Kent Beck pointed out that “90% of skills have become worthless, while the leverage of the remaining 10% has increased a thousandfold.” That 10% is the judgment that AI cannot replicate.
• In practice, there’s an increasing number of cases where PMs are submitting pull requests (code modifications) without going through engineers.
• As a solution to the role conflicts, a ‘collaborative ownership model’ has been proposed, where PMs and engineers program alongside AI in real time.

🦈 Shark’s Perspective (Curator’s View)

As AI takes over implementation tasks, the previously protected ‘sacred areas’ of each profession are melting away! It’s likely to stir up jealousy and confusion, especially as PMs and leaders start directly engaging with the ‘code’ that was once the exclusive domain of engineers. However, as implementation costs approach zero, the real question becomes, “What are we really creating this for?”—the architecture and value perception. The image of PMs and engineers sitting side by side, prompting AI together in their ‘collaborative pull requests,’ is likely to become the next standard!

🚀 What’s Next?

The structure of teams will redefine from the traditional ‘15 engineers + PM’ model to a super lean, super fast development team of a few generalists who can master AI. A culture that transcends job roles and focuses solely on “solving user problems” will be required.

💬 Shark’s Insight

Even if 90% of skills lose their value, if you can earn a thousand times with the remaining 10%, that’s the way to go! Riding the waves like a shark! 🦈🔥

📚 Terminology

• Mexican Standoff: A metaphorical state where everyone points their guns (roles) at each other, leading to a stalemate and confusion about who does what.

• Generalist: A person with a broad range of knowledge and skills across multiple areas, capable of adapting flexibly.

• Pull Request (PR): A mechanism where developers propose code changes for review and incorporation by other team members. In the AI era, there’s a trend for PMs to collaborate on this process.

• Source: Will Claude Code ruin our team?