Baldur BjarnasonApr 15, 2023

The only two viewpoints on generative AI that get any play among tech punditry are:

1. AI is a lever that helps people do better
2. AI is effective automation that will replace people, or be a threat to them.

The third viewpoint, that AI tools are kind of shit and, if used in their current form at scale by corporations and governments, will “enshittify” large portions of our society, doesn’t seem to register with them at all.

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@baldur Once an AI is able to scan and successfully edit a code base that's a decade old with dozen of contributors who all had their own code styles and idiosyncrasies, then it might be time worry.

Seeing these tools generate greenfield projects only scratches the surface of what day to do day programming actually entails (in my opinion).

Apr 15, 2023 at 5:19pmWeb