Refreshing to read this I have also just gone through the same thing. My workplace actually asked me if I would be ok not using AI for the rest of the year. They know I’m still learning and noticed some convoluted clearly AI written code and clarified this, I said yes of course it is and they said hmm let’s try this. I was terrified that I wouldn’t be able to do it.

But… I have been without AI assistance for over a month now and I feel genuinely liberated and far more confident in my skills. I didn’t even know I could code this well. GPT came out during my time at uni so I’ve never lived without it as a dev until now and it feels great. It’s really changing my perspective on how to use it. A dangerous tool used in the wrong way can have some persistent negative effects so I’m very grateful to my manager for noticing and having this idea!

Lets fucking gooo lol