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by johnnyanmac 760 days ago
The best uses of AI (c. 2024) is indeed when it's just "fancy autocomplete". It's great to help finish up boring, repeitive, but necessary tasks so you can focus on the high level.

But the tech cycle has been hyping it to all heaven (or hell), and claiming it can simply reproduce your imagination on a whim. Maybe in another decade, but that doesn't stop companies from buying in and trying to replace skilled labor ASAP.