Post #1996328
2026-03-21 21:10 UTC
@savtrip Good question, long answer. I'm under a mandate to use AI at work which has exposed me to some incredible/unreal generative AI projects, but also a lot of slop; it creates a lot of cognitive dissonance. So I have mixed views on AI and no grand thesis yet, but I'm working hard to protect my intellectual honesty – which means to not giving into the hype or the hate. I genuinely understand both perspectives tho. But I try to be real about what it can and can't do and avoid personifying it.
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@savtrip@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 19:41
@davatron5000 interesting take. To mandate a developer tool sounds like overreach to me. If it’s useful it will naturally find its place. Also, my biggest issue is people thinking reading code is the same as building it. It’s an illusion of competency in my opinion. If you stop writing code yourself for years then how can you truly understand it. It’s like reading the theory of guitar, not practicing for years, and expecting to play like an expert. AI is super useful, the hype is exhausting.