What a fantastic quote:

> We’re not becoming 10x developers with AI.
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> We’re becoming 10x dependent on AI. There’s a difference.
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> Every time we let AI solve a problem we could’ve solved ourselves, we’re trading long-term understanding for short-term productivity. We’re optimizing for today’s commit at the cost of tomorrow’s ability.

source: nmn.gl/blog/ai-illiterate-prog…

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“After 12 years of coding, I’d somehow become worse at my own craft”

Bingo. And that's why the #ProCraft movement needs to fight this dangerous technology with everything we've got.

(Alas I can't agree with the author when they say this: “I’m not suggesting we abandon AI tools—that ship has sailed.” Personally, I'm waiting for the ship to sink right into the ocean.)

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