> This is the part that bugs me with AI usage is that it drives the use of it to benefit the company but not the individual. Yes AI allows me to be faster as work (in theory), but as a result I lose out in my own learning as an employee, I lose out in my own cognitive ability to learn, make mistakes and build upon my knowledge and skills.

Your well-being and self-improvement is not a priority for your capitalist employer, especially given ideological changes over the past 70 or so years. They would just as rather use you up, throw you away, and replace you with something else, if that was more convenient for them.

Isn't it wonderful to be on your own? Remember that next time someone talks about starting a union.

I agree to an extent, however for the most part your experience and ability to do your job to date has been how you differentiate yourself and provide value.

AI has eroded that value enormously

> I agree to an extent, however for the most part your experience and ability to do your job to date has been how you differentiate yourself and provide value.

> AI has eroded that value enormously

Yep, that's precisely what it's for, and no one should forget that.

benefiting the company is the whole point, they cut the checks, yes? why would any company give a hoot about yours or mine cognitive ability to learn or your knowledge/skills? if they deteriorate to the point you can’t be productive any longer they will replace you

Yes I agree, this is what I am getting at

Unfortunately, it means the company fails to appreciate that their value is entirely composed of cognitive ability. If all the employees decline in their cognitive ability, the company becomes stupid, and ultimately worthless.

Engineers adopting this so quickly always looked like useful idiot behavior to me.

What benefit is there for the individual to have cognition when we reach out to AI to do all of this for us?

The benefit for the individual is in the process, which AI is slowly removing.

The joy in what we do is based on the process not only the output.

You are not paid to feel joy. If you want to feel joy, use the weekend.

I know it sounds cold, but it's true. I totally get where you're coming from. I say this because your methodology of approaching the issue will fail.

If we want "succeed" we need to find places where we produce greater utility then AI. We have to find places where we are better.

Asking for joy isn't going to mean anything in the end.

That’s a very narrow notion of what is possible in life, to think the only option in employment is to trade misery for cash. Plenty of people have and continue to experience careers wherein they pursue their passion.

But I agree that it’s over for those passionate about code wanting to make a living that way. I switched careers to clockmaking.

>That’s a very narrow notion of what is possible in life

It is not narrow. It is the utmost realistic non delusional outlook on life. Most of humanity throughout the world and throughout history is a battle for survival and competition. We are designed to survive, not "work for fun". Only a select few lucky people in the upper echelons of human civilization can "work for fun" and complain about the luxury being taken away.

It is not trading misery for cash. It is trading misery for survival.

Plenty of people have careers they enjoy and those people are lucky af.

Sounds like this an issue something like a union or a guild would be beneficial for. But I think many software devs think of themselves as a privileged class that are above such things like unions or guilds. Not realizing that despite relatively high salaries, we are in fact working class.