[spiderice]

I’m really curious what is making you so much more productive. My experience with AI has largely been the opposite. Also curious how you’re using AI to make $3,000 per month more than you would without it.

[aquova]

I feel the same way. I think LLMs are neat, and I find them interesting from a technical standpoint, but I have yet to have them do anything for me that's more than just a novelty. Even things like Copilot, which I'll admit has impressed me a bit, doesn't feel like it would radically change my life, even if it was completely foolproof.

[choilive]

It's not that he is making $3k a month, he gaining the equivalent productive value of of $3k.

[oblio]

How is he measuring that, though?

[choilive]

Average time saved per task * Number of tasks * Cost of their time per hour.

At $100/hr (not unreasonable for Sr. SWE) - he just needs to save 30 hrs/mo.

Not to mention the opportunity cost of using that time on more impactful activities on their startup. AI can be a force multiplier for sure.

[spiderice]

Then he is either making an extra $3,000/month or working 30 hours less per month. If the former isn’t true, I am extremely doubtful that the latter is.

Seems more likely that he is over estimating the value that LLMs are bringing him. Or he is an extreme outlier, which is why I was asking for further details