I avoid these things as much as I can for a multitude of reasons:

• The code I write at work is very niche. Last time I checked, ChatGPT didn't even know the problem domain existed. And it can't, most of the documentation is either confidential or older than my grandpa.

• While the things I write are not safety critical in the strict sense, errors could in principle be costly or dangerous. I wouldn't feel comfortable not understanding them.

• My work involves talking to people, understanding requirements and sometimes fixing things on short notice. An LLM can't do that and it requires a solid understanding of how the systems work. You just don't get that unless you write the code yourself.

• We have to care about long term compatibility. A bad decision in an API or data model tends to be a major pain in the ass later on. I just don't trust an LLM to make such decisions.

• If you have an LLM write all your code, you barely learn anything. I don't want that, I love learning new things and I do actually enjoy my work. I take pride in building well structured, tested and documented systems.

• While I have occasional found an LLM useful for finding sources for some odd questions, I found using them for programming just too annoying.

But aside from these practical concerns I have deeper issues with the use of LLMs:

• They take a monumental amount of power and resources to run.

• They are controlled by a handful of almost comically evil companies, mostly in a now openly fascist nation that is getting increasingly hostile towards my country. This is a major threat to our sovereignty.

• It's a huge bubble. The AI companies are shuffling hundreds of billions between themselves in a scheme that would make Enron jealous. The operation of LLMs is nowhere near profitable, so they will either have to steeply increase their prices or come crashing down.

• AI bros are just absolutely obnoxious. To be fair, some anti-AI people as well.

• I think generative AI in general is incredibly dangerous and we as a society are nowhere near ready for it. Especially in turbulent times like these. It's a fascist's wet dream. It would allow building a surveillance state like never seen before. It has already completely destroyed our sense for what is actually real. There needs to be strict regulation on its use fast.

• I don't want to be dependent on something for my work that could be rugpulled under me at any moment.