But if you're actively avoiding everything related to it, you might find yourself in a position where you're suddenly being left in the dust. Maybe not now, not next month, not next year, but who some time in the future. The models really are improving fast!
I've talked with devs that (claim they) haven't touched a model since ChatGPT was released - because it didn't live up to their expectations, and they just concluded it was a big nothingburger.
Even though I don't follow the development religiously anymore, I do try to get acquainted with new releases every 3 months or so.
I hate the term "vibe coding", but I personally know non-tech people that have vibe coded products / apps, shipped them, and make more money in sales than what most "legit" coders are making. These would be the same "idea people" that previously were looking for a coder to do all the heavy lifting. Something is changing, that's for sure.
So, yeah, don't sleepwalk through it.
It’s not like “becoming skilled and knowledgeable in a language” which took time. Even if you’re theoretically being left behind, you can be back at the front of the pack again in a day or so. So why bother investing more than a little bit every few months?
I believe that AI+Coding is no different from this perspective. It usually takes senior engineers a few weeks just to start building an intuition of what is possible and what should be avoided. A few weeks more to adjust the mindset and properly integrate suitable tools into the workflow.