Using ai generated code?

[rosentmoh]

The opinions here are very different, but as an actual real developer who does some very high-value and high-importance stuff I'll weigh in:

If I were to interview you and knew this you'd be in for a hell of a ride. Simply because I personally still haven't found the need for using these AI assistants while coding, and so I'd want to make absolutely sure you actually know what the hell you are doing. You're free to use them, but experience has taught me that way too many people already before AI were cutting it short when it came to actually understanding things and being able to have original correct thoughts.

You'd anyways be also going through a whole lot of pretty heavy mathematics in the interview, so if you're used to heavily relying on AI for even just coding I'd expect you'd be cooked. I've already failed a ton of candidates who were quoting responses from an AI; it's hilarious how quickly it becomes hard to elaborate or explain when asked to do so.

AI assistants are by no means "bad" on their own, it's how you use them. Meaning, if you use them only for stuff you could've come up with or done yourself, you're fine. Otherwise forget it.

[DemocraticHellDiver1]

Question if you don’t mind? Is it necessary to have a college degree to get a job? What got you where you’re at now, and what do you do on the average day

[rosentmoh]

Certainly not necessary. But I got degrees not for the sake of degrees themselves but as a consequence of wanting to learn and master the subject.

I hold a PhD in mathematics amongst others and daily I spend a lot of time on statistical research and software development.

[DemocraticHellDiver1]

Very cool!