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Number of active users on ChatGPT is at an all-time high. Number of tokens consumed on OpenRouter is at an all-time high. I'm not seeing the plateau.

There's a lot of 'But what about' in the comments. I think it's a delightful setup. I love simplicity and tools that do one thing well.

Good post. Using slim is the easiest and biggest impact change.

I believe it's dishonest to give an unreviewed unedited AI answer as your own response without disclosing it's an AI answer.

AI is often right enough for most people's cases, but one in ten times it's completely off the mark.

I hope as time goes on, people who are being empty shells for AI get weeded out of the workforce.

The technological world is rapidly changing and Google is changing with it. They are in a very strong position, owning the full stack in an industry that is very early and rapidly growing. They won't win all their bets but they have enough coverage for it not to matter.

I disagree with the Apple comparison. Apple haven't done anything successfully innovative for what seems like decades. I do admire their stance on AI though. Not going all in makes them unique.

Reflecting on the comments, I did this to myself. I should have titled this "I used AI to make me dumb".

I have a method of using voice transcription to brain dump my thoughts and ask AI to turn it into something organised and sensible.

When I wrote this I overlooked the fact that I was in management for years before, which is possibly the actual real reason I forgot how to code. I've probably also been avoiding coding by hand. That was a choice. When I went back into IC, I probably didn't feel good enough for the seniority level that I was at and rather than working to improve myself, I used AI.

Thanks for your comments. I didn't realise until I read this.

I think you're right and that's probably my mistake. I should be using it as a companion rather than an independent agent. I think enhanced auto complete or function level work is probably appropriate. However what I've been doing is having it build a full application from scratch, to the point where it's impossible to review.

Not a flood but a reduction.

The lack of refactoring when using AI tools is definitely a concern. I've only ever seen lines of code go up.

I reckon you're right. The self-doubt is a signal and I can use it a tool.