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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.

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Learning and improving skills in age of AI (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 week ago by fake_tourist@thelemmy.club to c/fuck_ai@lemmy.world

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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.

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[–] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The best thing to do is to stop using it entirely. It objectively makes you stupid, so not-using it helps keep the stupid away.

The second best would be to use it as you might use StackOverflow: ask it to help solve a toy problem that represents the crux of a larger problem you're dealing with. It will provide a toy answer, but that would represent a starting point for you solving the problem yourself. In order to actually solve your problem, you'll be forced to understand the toy solution and how its best applied to the larger problem.

But seriously, put the sparkly autocomplete down and read. There are likely ample docs to help you, as well as lots of forums with your answers. Learning how to research is part of learning too.