AI tools suck, and the people who use them suck. I'm not changing my mind on this. If you're using AI tools to write, it means you don't know how to articulate your own ideas. Unless you have a very specific deficit, this means you don't full understand your own ideas. The only place I've seen AI tools be useful is when you're well the bell curve in a technical area. If you know a technical topic well, then AI tools not only do worse than you, but often suggest syntax which doesn't actually work. If you lacked expertise in the area, you'd have no idea why the syntax didn't work. In other words, it's a catch 22; the AI tools output is fairly hit or miss, and needs to be vetted. The only way to to vet it is to have a strong grasp on the subject; if I had a strong grasp on the subject, I wouldn't need help with the problem in the first place.
I think the most important part is that if you're bad at articulating your ideas, AI tools will keep you in that place. You've basically given up on improving and you choose to be represented by the AI's level in the future.
I understand this. However, I do not feel this way. AI tools are a lot of help these days, but that is what - helps. I can do without it well.
To your point, I have seen a few people who cannot do anything without ChatGPT. On the one hand, they will always have some form of “Calculator” that they can use to survive their professional lives, but will they ever have any form of fulfillment/accomplishment? I’m not sure if that is even their concern. Many are happy that “I get my salary at the end of the month. I don’t care about anything else.”
This is akin to people who use a digital Map App wherever they go and never bothered to learn to navigate.
Edit: The AI suggested clarifying the wording and correcting my grammar.
> Even if you do all this and still get fired, it's not about your skills. It's just how things work sometimes. But if you've built up AI skills, side projects, and a deep understanding of your industry, you're in a strong position to start something of your own—freelancing, consulting, or even launching a startup.
"just how things work sometimes" - very insightful. Fired? Then you're in a great position to launch a startup!
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 16.5 ms ] threadAI tools suck, and the people who use them suck. I'm not changing my mind on this. If you're using AI tools to write, it means you don't know how to articulate your own ideas. Unless you have a very specific deficit, this means you don't full understand your own ideas. The only place I've seen AI tools be useful is when you're well the bell curve in a technical area. If you know a technical topic well, then AI tools not only do worse than you, but often suggest syntax which doesn't actually work. If you lacked expertise in the area, you'd have no idea why the syntax didn't work. In other words, it's a catch 22; the AI tools output is fairly hit or miss, and needs to be vetted. The only way to to vet it is to have a strong grasp on the subject; if I had a strong grasp on the subject, I wouldn't need help with the problem in the first place.
To your point, I have seen a few people who cannot do anything without ChatGPT. On the one hand, they will always have some form of “Calculator” that they can use to survive their professional lives, but will they ever have any form of fulfillment/accomplishment? I’m not sure if that is even their concern. Many are happy that “I get my salary at the end of the month. I don’t care about anything else.”
This is akin to people who use a digital Map App wherever they go and never bothered to learn to navigate.
Edit: The AI suggested clarifying the wording and correcting my grammar.
I'm sorry but it's just noise.
> Even if you do all this and still get fired, it's not about your skills. It's just how things work sometimes. But if you've built up AI skills, side projects, and a deep understanding of your industry, you're in a strong position to start something of your own—freelancing, consulting, or even launching a startup.
"just how things work sometimes" - very insightful. Fired? Then you're in a great position to launch a startup!