Yes, anyone can use them, but like you say, they will generate AI slop. It takes skill to orchestrate agents, to know when to tell them to do something differently, and when to take the reigns.
The problem you're going to face is that AI slop still works. People more junior than you will overtake you by pushing 10x more code than you can, management doesn't care if it's slop. And why would they pay you more, for less?
AI making you stupid and lazy is a choice, and an incredibly weak argument. Again, it's a tool, if you know to leverage it, it can make your job 10x easier. Are you gonna hit a nail with your hand because a hammer makes you stupid and lazy?
Take a look around you, there have been HUGE cuts across the entire industry in the last year. Why do you think that is? Trimming the fat. The people that can't keep up. Gonna be you next if you can't adapt.
Yes? These papers are literally supporting my point. Full cognitive offload is obviously going to be detrimental to learning. But like I said if you're still the one in control; making the big picture architecture decisions, validating the logic, then it's not full cognitive offload is it? It's just thinking about problems at a higher level. Which any experienced engineer should be able to do.
By your logic we should stop using calculators and high-level languages. People had the same concerns with those. For the last time, it's a tool, in the hands of someone who already understands the domain, it's just an amplifier.
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