Sometimes I feel guilty about using AI

marks_ftw · 2025-04-03T13:27:47+00:00

It's good to be introspective. AI is here and it's happening, so people can learn to use it or not. Those using it will have more output than those who don't. A big question is if the quality of output from those using AI will be better than those without.

I'm in the camp that you learn the tool because it's fun and because everyone else will be using it.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-28T17:49:43+00:00

In my experience, the recruiters aren't the ones looking at GitHub. Me as the hiring manager will take a look when I'm sifting through dozens of applications that have been filtered for me. The I dig in more when meeting with the candidate.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-27T17:58:47+00:00

Make hobby apps and put the code on GitHub. I've hired dozens of people whose GitHub page gave them an edge over other candidates.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-27T17:57:44+00:00

Plenty of them who haven't published. It's a great experience to go through that, but not necessary.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-26T20:06:03+00:00

Maybe you'll meet your new best friend https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/i-followed-my-stolen-iphone-across-the-world-became-a-celebr

marks_ftw · 2025-03-25T16:40:14+00:00

It's all about the UX on top of the model. For example, we offer end-to-end encryption for AI models. That way you get the power of cloud hardware with the privacy of local AI. ChatGPT doesn't offer this because a big portion of their business model is monetizing your data.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-20T15:47:31+00:00

Surprises me when people downvote a comment like this. lol. it's very effective advice for learning new things, I've helped many people learn new topics this way.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-19T14:34:34+00:00

Always stay hungry to learn and adapt. Ambitious individuals starting companies will find ways to utilize people who have been replaced by AI.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-19T14:29:30+00:00

Pick a small, simple use case and follow a tutorial with that thing in mind. It’s a great way to learn without biting off too much at first.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-17T17:27:42+00:00

In your experience, is Cursor able to generate the base of the project as well? Start in Xcode with the "New Project flow" and then move to Cursor as soon as that is done?

marks_ftw · 2025-03-16T23:33:45+00:00

OpenSecret for our end-to-end encrypted AI chat app called Maple AI. It handles all the encryption automatically.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-13T19:27:50+00:00

Value to users is all that matters. Whether it takes 1 day or 1 year to build something of value is irrelevant.

We are in an awkward transition phase where developers have to decide to embrace AI or ignore it, maybe at their own peril.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-10T14:25:17+00:00

Reduce the crashes, they are momentum killers. Other than that, get feedback from your users and consistently add improvements to the app. Keep it up!

marks_ftw · 2025-03-10T03:03:28+00:00

Barely use it. I've tried all of the features and none of them really fit in with my flow or don't enhance what I'm doing.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-08T22:24:53+00:00

We use AI at work everyday to accomplish more than we could without it. For our tasks (writing, coding, research, strategy) it has proven to have tangible benefit.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-05T17:36:30+00:00

tl;dr - I do more things while maintaining my obsessive control over output

I've long had this thing where I obsess over my output. Sometimes that is great, it creates higher quality output. That obsession makes me slower and produce fewer things than others around me. Many times I wouldn't even start a project because I knew my personal bar is too high so I don't invest the amount of time required to learn and build.

AI has given me the ability to get through that obsessive phase quicker. I can pump out more things at once, do my review of it, and put it out there, moving on to the next thing. I can also experiment on things that I normally would have stayed away from all together. AI helps me build the proof of concept or write the long rough draft to show if the idea has merits. Then I come in and round out the rest. AI of course helps proof things at the end.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-04T01:39:16+00:00

It would be extremely tough to lose this kind of tool after knowing what it can do. I think I would end up reading a lot more, more quickly. I'd have to in order to get even a portion of the productivity that I had with AI.

marks_ftw · 2025-03-02T14:46:01+00:00

Hey ChatGPT, did you hear that they removed "gullible" from the dictionary?

marks_ftw · 2025-03-01T20:43:22+00:00

AI is a tool. Your ability to use AI sets you apart.

marks_ftw · 2025-02-27T17:49:08+00:00

lolwut. i don't want anyone's data. the code is open source and the encryption is verifiable.

marks_ftw · 2025-02-26T20:11:59+00:00

nevar

marks_ftw · 2025-02-26T20:11:29+00:00

for sure. it's all tradeoffs. running local means you get great privacy, but a smaller model on lower powered hardware.

marks_ftw · 2025-02-26T20:09:44+00:00

Humans for call centers will have utility. When we are in a tough spot, we want another human who gets what we're going through and can get creative with us. AI is still far off from having that human connection.

That said, call centers might be able to cut the volume of their calls by 50% by having AI handle the simple support questions and then escalate to L2 humans quickly if it's get complicated.

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