“Survey evidence
reveals that these gains come at a cost, however, as 82% of scientists report reduced
satisfaction with their work due to decreased creativity and skill underutilization.”
What an interesting finding and not what I was expecting. Is this an issue with the UX/tooling? Could we alleviate this with an interface that still incorporates the joy of problem solving.
I haven’t seen any research that Copilot and similar tools for programmers have a similar reduction in satisfaction. Likely with how much the tools feel like an extension of traditional auto complete, and you still spend a lot of time “programming”. You haven’t abandoned your core skill.
Related: I often find myself disabling copilot when I have a fun problem I want the satisfaction of solving myself.
What an interesting finding and not what I was expecting. Is this an issue with the UX/tooling? Could we alleviate this with an interface that still incorporates the joy of problem solving.
I haven’t seen any research that Copilot and similar tools for programmers have a similar reduction in satisfaction. Likely with how much the tools feel like an extension of traditional auto complete, and you still spend a lot of time “programming”. You haven’t abandoned your core skill.
Related: I often find myself disabling copilot when I have a fun problem I want the satisfaction of solving myself.