Refusing to participate. May involve accepting lower productive output and thus "standard of living".
Considering how society-at-large handled the smartphone, I can definitely see concern for general cognitive decline as a result of externalizing ever more mental activity to machines. As well as the concerns voiced by Frank Herbert in the concept of Butlerian Jihad.
> There was a point when being a dev required things like download size optimization and performance profiling. How many devs today even conceptually know of those, yet alone do them?
Way too few, with a general decline of quality and much waste as a result.
To me, "be wary" means interrogate the intentions and motives of the people boosting certain technologies and applications of said tech.
Don't consume industry "show-and-tells" unexamined.
For me it doesn't mean "don't use AI coding tools", but rather when I do use them I should make sure I'm thinking about my own "agency" as it relates to the work I'm doing and ultimately accountable for. How do I ensure I'm centering my own skills as I use these tools and not off-loading "too much"? What do I consider "too much"?
throwawaysleep|1 month ago
The value of skill changes over time. There was a point when being a dev required things like download size optimization and performance profiling.
How many devs today even conceptually know of those, yet alone do them?
kilpikaarna|1 month ago
Refusing to participate. May involve accepting lower productive output and thus "standard of living".
Considering how society-at-large handled the smartphone, I can definitely see concern for general cognitive decline as a result of externalizing ever more mental activity to machines. As well as the concerns voiced by Frank Herbert in the concept of Butlerian Jihad.
> There was a point when being a dev required things like download size optimization and performance profiling. How many devs today even conceptually know of those, yet alone do them?
Way too few, with a general decline of quality and much waste as a result.
cootsnuck|1 month ago
Don't consume industry "show-and-tells" unexamined.
For me it doesn't mean "don't use AI coding tools", but rather when I do use them I should make sure I'm thinking about my own "agency" as it relates to the work I'm doing and ultimately accountable for. How do I ensure I'm centering my own skills as I use these tools and not off-loading "too much"? What do I consider "too much"?
It's going to be different for everyone.
JohnFen|1 month ago
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Havoc|1 month ago
It amounts to machine does the work either way