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Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good (www.nature.com)

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Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.

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[+] luckypebble55885@lemmy.1095.me -19 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

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[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 14 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

We don't let people use calculators until they reach a certain level of maths proficiency without one. Also, we don't let calculators decide what sums to do.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 0 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

When software developers are using AI to assist them, that's different than someone vibe coding something. It didn't sound like that commenter was promoting vibe coding.

[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Is it different? I'd say "it depends" because if you are letting agents write most of the code for a start you aren't developing any more and it very much is vibe coding. If they are reviewing and testing properly and not just taking the AIs word for it then fair enough, but I'll bet time pressures and human laziness reduce the effectiveness of that.

Also, how are junior coders going to learn the craft to get good enough to make proper use of AI, they certainly shouldn't be using it heavily fir the same reason kids aren't given calculators in maths class to start with.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 minutes ago

Yes, I think we're in agreement here. This is exactly what I'm saying

[–] CAVOK@lemmy.world 17 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

It's not me making the claim, I just posted the link.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 17 points 19 hours ago

I'm shocked that a person who is touting AI so hard missed a pretty basic context clue. Maybe those basic tasks that they are using AI to skip could have helped them in this situation.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, but they can't understand that because they use AI heavily...

[–] soratoyuki@piefed.zip 8 points 18 hours ago

Definitely degradation. Deskilling is a well-established phenomenon.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago

Here's an AI comment and an AI link, showing you I use AI heavily. Since I can't understand this, it means you're wrong, otherwise it would mean you're right and the AI brainrot is already why I can't understand it. And my chatbot says I'm stunning and brave!