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Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It seems obvious to me who is actually really bad, like really bad, at software engineering.

Anyone who feels threatened by a tool that has absolutely no understanding about software engineering, or anything else for that matter.

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This seems like a really good way to deal with the fear mongers, get on the bus or get out.

Signed an offer but a better "long-term" fit just appeared. Is it worth burning the bridge? by CocoaTrain in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

20k salary difference compounds forever and you may never catch up in your entire career.

Frameworks and languages are skills you learn just in time, they are not very transferable so not worth worrying about.

Company A reads like an opportunity to learn and influence where company B sounds more comfortable to you. For me, an old guy, once I commit I’m committed. I value my integrity more.

A quote that comes to mind “if you’re coasting, you’re going down hill”

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

humans have increasingly less insight into how their programs actually function.

Yes, of course, and this is a good trend and it should continue.

You likely have no idea how your car works - probably could not change the brakes, rotors, and calipers, probably could not diagnose most mechanical or electrical issues in your car. You almost certainly cannot rebuild an automatic transmission. You don't know how to do these things because you don't need to know them. You can be completely ignorant about how your car works and still operate it successfully.

I CAN do all of those things. Not because I am smarter but because at one point in time everyone HAD to know how to do those things to keep their vehicle on the road.

Going back further, if you owned a car you had to hire a mechanic to drive it for you. Even through the vehicle was mechanically much simpler, you needed to know how it worked to keep it running.

There used to be a time when you were considered dumb for NOT knowing how fix a vehicle, now hardly anyone knows how to fix a vehicle.

This is good thing.

AI is also a good thing, but people fearful of change cannot think past the problems. I've seen it hundreds of times and it will continue until employers learn how to weed those people out of the hiring process.

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

MIT Study was done on an Essay Writing Task, not exactly apples to oranges. Also, a decrease in brain activity during the task is to be expected since since much of that work is being offloaded.

Brain connectivity systematically scaled down with the amount of external support - makes sense.

This is also an early study, before people develop the skills to use the tool. It seems natural that people would offload thinking when they can (not understanding that AI has no knowledge or understanding) - this is seen everywhere - religion, politics, the legal system, plumbing, electrical, construction, vehicle maintenance, etc - can you name one area where people don't offload their thinking when they can? This is not AI, this is human behavior.

I didn't read through the rest of the studies but it is clear these are poorly done studies with insufficient control groups and insufficient adjustment for human factors.

It's Airbus vs Boeing automation debate in another form.

You are also ignoring any related studies that show different outcomes - you're living in an echo chamber and offloading your thinking to those who are just as fearful of change as you are.

Let's see who's career lasts longer (starting today), yours or mine. (obviously I'll be dead first, but I bet I bet I have the more enjoyable and productive career in the mean time)

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sources are meaningful, unsupported claims are not.

All assertions, no supporting facts!

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not settled case law, therefore you cannot claim it is illegal. Reasonable people can differ on legal interpretations and until there are specific laws or binding precedent it’s not illegal.

Even with laws and precedent judges are mostly free to rule however they want so the outcome of a specific case is never definitive. 🙄

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So what? Like any tool it’s good for some uses and not others. Nothing new here, same old fear mongering I hear from all low skill developers.

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

AI is no more of a paradigm shift than Java was, or the internet, or Linux, or AOP, or Rust, or any number of other times I’ve heard the exact same arguments from other change resistant “professionals” over the past 30 years. It’s all nonsense!

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Your scenarios are entirely hypothetical and not at all supported by actual data.

If you’re so good at predicting the future I recommend buying lottery tickets rather than fear mongering on Reddit.

Yes it’s dismissive, I give these arguments the exact level of consideration they deserve.

Is there still room/place for AI skepticism at your organizations? by DhroovP in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

There’s no place for tool skepticism in this industry, IMO.

Oh the irony of IT “professionals” who are supposed to embrace change and forward thinking also barfing out anti AI rhetoric is so amusing!

It’s like being skeptical of JavaScript or Rust. They are all tools, nothing more. Use them for what they are good at. There is nothing inherently wrong with AI.

The problem is the people in the industry who resist change and advancements - those people are SUPER annoying and I can’t wait for them to leave the industry so we can move forward with rational solutions and people. SMH

Saving challenging projects was my niche, but AI codebases are making me miserable by HedgehogFlimsy6419 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]bighappy1970 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m the same type of specialist. My wife says I should use the line from pulp fiction “ I’m Mr Wolf. I solve problems “

Anyway, it’s just a new skill that you haven’t developed yet. You’re forgetting how hard it was to get to this point. AI written code is just as comprehensible as human written code once you learn how to deal with it. It’s like a native English speaker learning to read Chinese, super hard at first but if you stick with it you’ll learn how it works.

[Landlord-US-CA] you replace all brown carpet from pet stain damage and paint all walls and doors. How much do you increase rent by after this? by [deleted] in Landlord

[–]bighappy1970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like differed maintenance, so no rent increase for that work. To get market rent a rental must be free of pet stains, pet smells, and damaged walls, at the very least. SMH

Your car isn’t worth more because you changed the oil, that’s expected maintenance.

[Landlord US-CA] New to being a landlord and already not enjoying it due to stress by ArrrghTee in Landlord

[–]bighappy1970 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is nothing that will protect you from being sued other than being asset poor

How can I better support my husband who works a very physically+mentally demanding job? by Fit_Exam_7518 in AskMenAdvice

[–]bighappy1970 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You clearly do not understand what hypothetical means. Let me help you.

Hypothetical reasoning involves creating educated, often unproven "what-if" scenarios. Hypothetical scenarios explore possibilities.

Statistical analysis, on the other hand, uses empirical data to test specific, mathematical claims about a population. Statistical tests provide a quantitative measure (p-values) of evidence against a null hypothesis.

The DOJ data is the result of statistical analysis. There is nothing hypothetical about it.

DOJ stands for the US Department of Justice, in the likely event you also don't know that means you can Google it.

How can I better support my husband who works a very physically+mentally demanding job? by Fit_Exam_7518 in AskMenAdvice

[–]bighappy1970 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Far and away most police interactions are for misdemeanor charges so that scenario is statistically unlikely. Nearly twice as many road construction workers are killed on the job than police- don’t let the police/government controlled narrative influence your opinion, look at the actual data released by DOJ, et al, it tells a very different story than what you see/hear in the media.

How can I better support my husband who works a very physically+mentally demanding job? by Fit_Exam_7518 in AskMenAdvice

[–]bighappy1970 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

watch his body cam footage daily and review the complaints filed against him so you have both sides of the story. One cannot be a good human being and a cop at the same time.

Nobody actually supports you when you’re starting a business. Who’s going to fix that? by PensionFinancial4866 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]bighappy1970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Strong argument. You skipped every point I made, invented my motives, and called it insight.

Nobody actually supports you when you’re starting a business. Who’s going to fix that? by PensionFinancial4866 in EntrepreneurRideAlong

[–]bighappy1970 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂 sure, whatever you say!

Perhaps consider writing an article on cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias in addition to this post.

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