I love these #FLOSS repos where you fix a bug and they sit your PR out for half a decade for it to not be relevant anymore and you having switched employers twice but then suddenly finding time to come down from their mountain and close and comment on your PR.

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#AIDeskilling is a real thing in the wake of #AI: 68% of all participants in the #StateOfAI2026 survey agree or strongly agree that due to their heavy reliance, they are becoming less and less skilled

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/opinions/#ai_reliance_worse_developers

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"#AI is getting better and better!"
"Look, how far we've come!"
Yet, the percentage of participants for whom hallucinations and inaccuracies are pain point, have increased by 63%(!), let alone, truthfulness is the most requested feature with nearly 50%(!)

https://2026.stateofai.dev/en-US/risks-pain-points/

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RE: https://mastodon.art/@otterlove/116505289006825916

This year's #StateOfAI survey had the question "What other questions do you wish the survey would've asked, if any?"

Here are my suggestionsโ€”I thought, I didn't want to keep them from you:
โ€“ How do you feel due to the fact that you are surrounded by #AI in your job and daily life?

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