Hello 👋

I have a love-hate relationship with AI. Mainly, after several years in industry, I relished returning to academia and being able to focus and learn things deeply. I feel that this ability erodes as I use and become dependent on AI. The starkest example here is in coding; I used to love to code, and would actively do coding exercises and learn new languages as a hobby (shoutout to https://exercism.org/). I barely have the patience to code anymore, as I know that practically any LLM will do a good enough job, and much faster, than I would. This led me into two directions. First, I wanted to read and learn what others are feeling and what else might change as LLMs improve. Second, I started thinking about satisfaction in the age of AI. ...