This is the biggest problem with being a software professional in early 2024. It's not "AI", it's not layoffs, and it's not even Microsoft (although I use them as an illustration in this video).

Links to articles used in this timeline:

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/118720...

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/17/mic...

https://www.securityweek.com/us-senat...

https://www.securityweek.com/microsof...

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news...

https://www.tomshardware.com/software...

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news...

https://tech.co/news/microsoft-outloo...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/te...

https://cyberscoop.com/microsoft-crit...

https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-...

https://www.404media.co/email/ed51358...

https://www.thestatesman.com/business...


Number of bugs is increasing dramatically (retrieved Feb 2024):

https://www.cve.org/About/Metrics

Encryption regulation change from the 1990s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_...