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MixedTool not named · 18 Feb 2026

It's pretty clear that AI is allowing to move faster for some tasks, but it's also detrimental for other things

yodsanklai on Hacker News

In the thread “AI adoption and Solow's productivity paradox”, replying to this comment

Helped: Moving faster for some tasks.

Got in the way: Detrimental for other things; productivity gain not convinced.

… Our products and services have still tons of issues that AI isn't going to solve magically. It's pretty clear that AI is allowing to move faster for some tasks, but it's also detrimental for other things. We're going to learn how to use these tools more efficiently, but right now, I'm not convinced about the productivity gain.