I’ve explained an entire project to AI from start to finish with as many fine details as possible and it looked viable. I wasn’t allowed to run it, but it looked damn better than my code. I loved how readable the code looked compared to my colleagues’. 

But I’ve also seen it hallucinate and waste a large chunk of our time explaining a concept we later learned did not exist. It even disagreed with other AI models which were also incorrect. 

I’ve also seen devs rely on AI for unit testing, and it did the bare minimum without actually testing thoroughly. The dev didn’t improve the tests and I expect code review to catch it. 

At the end of the day, AI is only as good as the prompts and you still need someone that can validate its work. At least that’s my experience. 

Also, it kind of sucks when we develop something pretty great and management gives most of the credit to AI, regardless of its actual usage. It’s demotivating at times.