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.
What led you to think I meant that?
You seem to believe that not writing your own emails will turn you into a smoothbrained zombie.
So, what does that say about people who don't write emails?
Well if someone needs a tool to summarize 3 lines of a text and asking AI to write a response, I personally don't think that said person has much attention span. If they struggle with that, I can't imagine how it is like to read a book for them.
It varies of course, maybe in some circumstances it may be helpful and convenient, but again, if someone struggles to read a sentence idk, maybe they should stop using AI and TikTok (the latter because it gives dopamine every 2 seconds)
Or, maybe, they hate their job and don't want to do any work.
Which is entirely reasonable.