alt Hacker NewsIt is clear that AI had already transformed how we do our jobs in CS
The genie is out of the bottle, never going back
It's a fantasy to think it will "dry up" and go away
Some other guarantees over the next few years we can make based on history: AI will get batter, faster, and more efficient like everything else in CS
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Yeah, like Windows in 2026 is better than Windows in 2010, Gmail in 2026 is better than Gmail in 2010, the average website in 2026 is better than in 2015, Uber is better in 2026 than in 2015, etc.
Plenty of tech becomes exploitative (or more exploitative).
I don't know if you noticed but 80% of LLM improvements are actually procedural now: it's the software around them improving, not the core LLMs.
Plus LLMs have huge potential for being exploitative. 10x what Google Search could do for ads.
OK? Prove it.
Show me actual studies that clearly demonstrate that not only does using an LLM code assistant help make code faster in the short term, it doesn't waste all that extra benefit by being that much harder to maintain in the long term.
Yes, the genie is out of the bottle but could get back right in when it starts costing more, a whole lot more. I'm sure there's an amount of money for a monthly subscription that you'd either scale back your use or consider other alternatives. LLM as technology is indeed out of the bottle and here to stay but the current business around it is is not quite clear.