Hi, I want to understand how you guys learn new things in the age of AI? I am a software engineer relatively new to the industry ~5 YOE. I am trying to learn new things in my job but since we use so much AI for programming and stuff, I feel that I might not be learning as much as I would have if AI did not exist.

I cannot stop using AI since it does make few things easier, and also my company keeps watch if someone is not using enough tokens. On other hand I also dont want to fall behind on my task deadlines by doing things old school way.

Is there any way to get better at workplace in this situation? I just want to get really, really good in my domain.

  • uuj8za@piefed.socialEnglish
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    10 days ago

    cannot stop using AI since it does make few things easier,

    Sounds like: I cannot ask the stranger at the gym to stop lifting the weights for me since it does make things easier

    my company keeps watch if someone is not using enough tokens.

    So does mine. It’s called tokenmaxxing, where you just use the tokens in a bullshit way. Tune your AI config to use as many tokens as possible. Prompt it, put it in a loop, toss the answers. The only way they’ll be able to tell that you’re not actually using AI will be when you stop turning in AI slop. (Which they won’t be because they’re AI brain rotted.)

    On other hand I also dont want to fall behind on my task deadlines by doing things old school way

    You really won’t. I mean, you may at the beginning because you don’t have any skills. But, once you get skills you won’t fall behind and you’ll actually be stronger because you’ll actually understand the code and will spend less time going back and fixing problems.

    • fake_tourist@thelemmy.clubOP
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      3 days ago

      hey the tokenmaxxing which you talk about sounds like just waste of electricity and water. I would rather get some useful output out of AI, and I do understand when it stops being useful.