Shaun SImpson: “Had to choose unsure, not because I am anti-AI, I'm not, but…”

As a developer, are you for or against AI and LLMs?

I use them as much as I canUnsureI avoid them or use them very sparingly

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Had to choose unsure, not because I am anti-AI, I'm not, but because at the moment I am coming to terms with not handwriting code. I also have some concerns on the long term unknown effects. It is amazing that I can casualy create a useful internal tool alongside work I am assigned for the day, and being able to do preliminary investigation into multiple to many upcoming pieces of work while i focus on the one I am fixing right now is amazing. I do however worry because whilst using AI seems to be a massive productivity multiplier, I would be DEEP{LY concerned using it without the last decade+ of hard earned and learned experience. The problem is I guess I worry that people who have not been through the trials won't notice the non intuitive issues they are creating, especially in performance, security and maintainability. Great power, great responsibility and all that, I guess.

06:44 · Nov 9, 2026commit 4b4d1d9

legecha @legecha9h

Such a good post. Hits many of my own feelings. That coupled with long term costs and what’s having to be done to keep it happening.

Shane Smith @shane-smith8h

You make some very good points. Most of what I'm using it for are small tools that I personally want, but even on such low-impact tasks I find myself having to correct it regularly because it makes stupid or short-sighted decisions. I can only do that because of past experience.…

Andy Poole @andypooletrioteca5h

Not to mention all the environmental and political implications tied to it...

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