Yesterday, I wrote about the AI myth that it returns better results than Google. Today, I wanted to cover another common responses I got to my article on how AI is a grift…
At the risk of telling you that your lived experience is invalid: no it doesn't. Nearly all of the studies done on the productivity gains of AI tools are based on self-reporting shortly after someone starts using the tools, when they feel novel and the glasses are rose-colored. A recent study by UpWork found that, once devs had a chance to really start using the tools as part of their daily workflow, productivity was either unchanged or decreased…
I've had developers tell me that Chat GPT can write boilerplate far faster than they could. They then go in and edit and clean it up.
I could rant about this more, but there's not much else to say. These tools use way more electricity while slowing you down and producing shittier outputs. Cheers, Want to share this with others or read it later? View it in a browser. |
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