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Re:Effects of Gen AI on High Skilled Work: Experiments with ... by acedTrex on Friday September 06, 2024 @02:25PM (#41468540)
I have certainly used it for different mechanical things. I have copilot, pay for gpt4o etc.

I do think there is a difference between a skilled engineer using it for the mechanical things, and an engineer that OFFLOADS thinking/designing to it.

Theres nuance everywhere, but my original comment was definitely implying the people that attempt to lean on it very hard for their core work.

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Re:Effects of Gen AI on High Skilled Work: Experiments with ... by trashtester on Friday September 06, 2024 @04:35PM (#41469528)
Those bad engineers who offload critical thinking to copilot will be the first to leave....
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