I work in a software house where everyone uses AI. Some of them can’t even write a single line of code, let alone analyze it. I was shocked when I saw their work is CTRL-A, CTRL-V into Claude and CTRL-V into the IDE without a single neuron being activated. They even ask it to summarize and generate a response for 3 lines of text in a Slack message! (Partially because they don’t know what they’re doing and partially because they’re too lazy to think).
Well, everyone talks enthusiastically about AI, some have unrealistic expectations (thinking that it’s actually intelligent, when it is not) but what bothers me is that they’re indeed faster than me so sometimes I think “why am I even resisting?”. Well the answer is that I love to keep my brain active and having the control of what I’m doing. Does anyone else feel kinda similar? Am I in the wrong?
P.S. Also I just want to point out that I’ve seen with my own eyes the deterioration of cerebral functions in people who heavily rely on AI. I’m not talking about just “forgetting how to code” but I see them losing space awareness (invading personal space, sitting like a liquid on the chair), self awareness (loudly burping, hoarding half-drank bottles of water on the desk), focus and they’re easily irritable. It’s multiple people behaving like that and they weren’t like this before. AI is a drug.
The important thing to remember is you’re not alone in feeling this way, and you’re not imagining things. Cognitive decline is measurable is multiple studies now and will affect different people in small or large measure. In the worst cases, antisocial behavior creeps in and can lead to dangerous psychosis.
You are not is the wrong! To the extent you can maintain your sanity and your skillset, you will become the most valuable member of your team (even if they’re too “stoned” to recognize it at present).
I just wish i had 1 IRL person who had critical thought. They are all addicted to slop and won’t listen to you if you explain anything about it. Its saddening.