Proton pushes engineers to shift to AI, CEO says security concerns are loser mentality
Proton, known for its privacy services, is going all out to push engineers to adopt AI. CEO Andy Yen reprimanded employees who raised security concerns in an internal Slack channel, calling it a loser's mentality. Proton also planned to re-interview employees and require them to explain how they use AI; employees who do not use AI sufficiently may face dismissal, and the re-interviews were canceled after public backlash. Proton's published AI manifesto states that engineers' task is no longer to write code, but to help LLMs write code faster and better.
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Proton, a company known for providing privacy services, is pushing hard to move its engineers toward adopting AI, and CEO Andy Yen even scolded employees who raised security concerns in an internal Slack channel, calling it "loser mentality." Proton even planned to re-interview employees, requiring them to explain how they use AI. If employees did not use AI sufficiently, they could face being fired. After public backlash, Proton canceled the re-interviews. Nevertheless, Proton published an AI manifesto: "First, the engineering culture and engineer mindset need to change. The nature of your work has already changed. Your task is no longer to write code, and LLMs are not meant to help you write code faster and better. Your job is to help LLMs write code faster and better."