Re:Effects of Gen AI on High Skilled Work: Experiments with ...
by anonzzzies on Friday September 06, 2024 @10:29PM
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> I'm a journey guy, not a destination guy
For my never finishing side projects I am too; I enjoy my weekends tinkering on the 'final database' system I have been building in CL for over a decade and will probably never really 'finish'. But to make money, I launch things fast and promote them; AI makes that far easier.
Especially for parts like fronted that I despise; I find 0 pleasure in working with css magic that even seasoned frontenders have to try/fail in a loop to create. I let Sonnet just struggle until it's good enough instead of me having to do that annoying chore; then I ask Aider to attach it to the backend and done.
Personally, I don't use LLMs. But I don't mind people using them as interactive search engines or code/text manipulations as long as they're aware of the hallucination risks and took care of what they're copying into the project. My reasons for it is mostly that I'm a journey guy, not a destination guy. And I love reading books and manuals as they give me an extensive knowledge map. Using LLMs feels like taking guidance from someone who has not ventured 1km outside their village, but heard descriptions from passersby. Too much vigilance required for the occasional good stuff.
And the truth is, there are a lot of great books and manuals out there. And while they teach you how to do stuff, they often teach you why you should not do it. I strongly doubt Copilot imparting architectural and technical reminders alongside the code.