It just does all those things but faster and can often surface what I want in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes of research
ericmcer on Hacker News
surface what I want in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes of research
In the thread “Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it”, replying to this comment
Helped: Replacing manual documentation reading and example searching with AI.
… If your current workflow involves googling, reading documentation and examples on github until you can put together a solution then AI should slot into your work nicely. It just does all those things but faster and can often surface what I want in 30 seconds instead of 30 minutes of research. I wouldn't worry though, if the last 4 years are any indicator, we will continue to see LLMs refined as better and better tools at a logarithmic rate, but I don't really see them making the jump to replacing engineers entirely unless some monumental leap happens. …