> Would you allow employees to subcontract and outsource their work?
No, but I do encourage them to use the best tools possible. :-)
"Sir, there is this approach where I feed in requirements and get back results, can I use it?"
You can't fix the stupid ones no matter what hiring strategy you use.
Just to add to my previous comment. We use AI heavily today, and we're seeing a 25%+ productivity improvement. And our Devs are happier, as they get to focus on high order problems.