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by mr_toad 1277 days ago
> I asked ChatGPT how ECDSA works

I’d search for ECDSA, find and read a textbook, or even primary sources. I’d read other peoples code, but I prefer to write my own, or at least re-write it. I’d look for answers on Stack Exchange, but I’d rarely ask my own. I prefer documentation over tribal knowledge. I never fully trust what other people say, because (at best) much can be lost in communication.

Some people prefer to ask others for help, and those people will probably like using AI. Some people prefer to try and figure out stuff for themselves and they are not going to want to rely on AI any more than they’d want to rely on a colleague for answers.

And in the future, managers are going to be looking at the people relying on AI and wondering if they can just cut out the middleman.