Overview

• On a podcast with Matthew Berman, Garman called swapping out junior employees for AI "the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
• He argued entry-level staff are cost-effective and quickest to adopt AI tools, which he says is vital for building long-term expertise.
• Garman framed AI as transforming roles rather than erasing them, and advised young professionals to develop critical thinking and a learning mindset.
• His stance contrasts with leaders who foresee AI substituting junior work, including comments from Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Google’s Jeff Dean, while GitHub’s Thomas Dohmke highlighted the adaptability of new graduates.
• The remarks follow earlier AWS and Amazon layoffs and prior reporting that Garman predicted many developers could stop coding within two years as AI handles routine tasks.