Developer reflects on the cost of handing work to AI
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A developer reflects on how things changed after handing more and more work to AI agents: software output increased, but bugs are more common and the software is more fragile; emails have become long essays no one wants to read; speakers present slides they do not fully understand. He remains excited about the possibilities AI brings, believing excitement, concern, and a bit of madness can coexist without having to choose one over the other.
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The author reflects on ambivalence toward AI, feeling both intoxicated by its limitless software-creation possibilities and uneasy that software is becoming more abundant but buggier and more vulnerable, while emails turn into unread walls of text and presenters discuss slides they don't fully understand. He concludes it isn't an either-or situation and accepts being euphoric, worried and a little crazy at once.
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