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Programmer laments AI's impact on skill and motivation

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A programmer expressed frustration with AI tools, stating they led to laziness, a decline in coding skills, and a lack of personal growth. The individual felt that relying on AI prevented them from engaging in the challenging work necessary for learning and development in software engineering. AI

IMPACT Suggests potential negative impacts of AI on individual skill development and motivation in technical fields.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal opinion/anecdote about AI's negative impact, shared on a social media platform, without broader industry significance or new information.

Read on Mastodon — mastodon.social →

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Programmer laments AI's impact on skill and motivation

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    « Well, it made me lazy. It made me stop caring. It made me a worse programmer. It made me depressed. Because I stopped doing the hard work, I stopped learning,

    « Well, it made me lazy. It made me stop caring. It made me a worse programmer. It made me depressed. Because I stopped doing the hard work, I stopped learning, I stopped growing, I stopped being the one making the software. » ( https:// brettcodes.com/im-done-using-a i/ ) # ai #…

    LINKS brettcodes.com/im-done-using-ai

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