David Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 year agoAI coders think they’re 20% faster — but they’re actually 19% slowerpivot-to-ai.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAI coders think they’re 20% faster — but they’re actually 19% slowerpivot-to-ai.comDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to TechTakes@awful.systemsEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHedyL@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year ago What fascinates me is why coders who use LLMs think they’re more productive. As @dgerard@awful.systems wrote, LLM usage has been compared to gambling addiction: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/ I wonder to what extent this might explain this phenomenon. Many gambling addicts aren’t fully aware of their losses, either, I guess.
As @dgerard@awful.systems wrote, LLM usage has been compared to gambling addiction: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/05/generative-ai-runs-on-gambling-addiction-just-one-more-prompt-bro/
I wonder to what extent this might explain this phenomenon. Many gambling addicts aren’t fully aware of their losses, either, I guess.