[Macha]

I basically only use it in the workplace, and largely because of one of those AI mandates.

I don't think it actually saves me enough time (or for many tasks, any time) so I wouldn't pay for it for my own projects, and also for my own projects, the enjoyability is a big factor, and I enjoy doing more than prompting.

[rhizome31]

Thank you for the reply. What do you mean by "AI mandates"? Does it mean your company has an explicit policy allowing sharing code with AI services?

[Macha]

Sadly, I mean my current employer is doing the whole "tracking to see AI usage rates" and basically checking in performance reviews if people are using as much AI as the AI sales people told the CEO people need to use.

We're a SaaS company so we own all our code.

[aerhardt]

I just puked in my mouth a little. Sorry to hear you're being subjected to that.

[suzzer99]

That's hideous.

[rhizome31]

Wow, really?! I had no idea that such policies existed. Quite astonishing I have to say.

[Macha]

Klarna, Shopify and either Google or Meta made a lot of press promoting policies like that and also the AI companies themselves are selling this kind of approach in the "how to make the best use of our tools" advice they give to execs.