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Oh but AI has wiped out some of the most tedious work I have to do. I can now easily work every waking minute, and some sleeping minutes, at a level approximately comparable to my prior 8h workload from 10 years ago if I wanted!

The amount of mental energy saved, and downright stimulation gained from seeing rapid feedback in a tight loop is making my workday much easier. I have enough left to continue it longer.

EDIT: Making the continuation mandatory would be a bad thing, but it's not bad that I can do this now.

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I’m of two minds on this. Yes I get a lot more done. Yes I create a lot more bugs. Yes I have to spend a lot more energy understanding some things the AI does vs having written it myself.

It’s a mixed bag. I would say the worst part is that the increased level of output AND the increased level of tech debt is becoming accepted as the norm.

> I can now easily work every waking minute, and some sleeping minutes, at a level approximately comparable to my prior 8h workload from 10 years ago.

That is not something that should be celebrated.

It is a warning sign.

I find it enjoyable to have the energy to think, and less cognitive overload by firing off a suggestion to be checked overnight.

You're right that this would be awful if mandatory.

but it often was socially mandatory!

At least when those times come, the work can go much further before I have to actually "check in" vs doing some well-trod analysis via automation I've set up. That's great!

I hate to be that guy but this reads like llm-generated blah even to passing tourist. Maybe not enough !!! but otherwise ticks the boxes

I think there's antibodies around disagreeable AI takes, honestly. It's fair enough. We're in this funny don't ask/don't tell stage still, regarding AI use.

Marvelous AI psychosis. At last you are enjoying it.

Jeez, great place for discussion about new tech then. What precisely went wrong - me expressing enjoyment at finally being able to try new ideas, statements about my actual work hours, or diverging from consensus?

And what does this have to do with psychosis - is that a general catch-all term for using AI too much?

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