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1. fshafique ◴[] No.44294986[source]
"do not work for me", I believe, is the key message here. I think a lot of AI companies have crafted their tools such that adoption has increased as the tools and the output got better. But there will always be a few stragglers, non-normative types, or situations where the AI agent is just not suitable.
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2. lexandstuff ◴[] No.44295408[source]
Maybe, but there's also some evidence that AI coding tools aren't making anyone more productive. One study from last year found that there was no increase in developer velocity but a dramatic increase in bugs.[1] Granted, the technology has advanced since this study, but many of the fundamental issues of LLM unreliability remain. Additionally, a recent study has highlighted the significant cognitive costs associated with offloading problem-solving onto LLMs, revealing that individuals who do so develop significantly weaker neural connectivity than those who don't [2].

It's very possible that AI is literally making us less productive and dumber. Yet they are being pushed by subscription-peddling companies as if it is impossible to operate without them. I'm glad some people are calling it out.

[1] https://devops.com/study-finds-no-devops-productivity-gains-...

[2] https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872

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3. fshafique ◴[] No.44295887[source]
One year ago I probably would've said the same. But I started dabbling with it recently, and I'm awed by it.