[Kiyo-Lynn]

I used to think that monitoring and alerting systems were just there to help you quickly and directly see the problems.But as the systems grew more complex, I found that the dashboards and alerts became overwhelming, and I often couldn’t figure out the root cause of the issue. Recently, I started using AI to help with analysis, and I found that it can give me clues in a few seconds that I might have spent half a day searching for.

While it's much more efficient, sometimes I worry that, even though AI makes problem-solving easier, we might be relying too much on these tools and losing our own ability to judge and analyze.

[globular-toast]

I would argue that people have been relying on observability tools too much rather than designing systems that are understandable in the first place.

[vjerancrnjak]

Yes, at any particular task you will be better than AI.

We somehow forget that none of these systems are better than expert humans. If you rely on a tool, you might never develop the skills. Some skills are more worth than others. You won’t even have the experience to know which ones as well.

[germandiago]

This is 100% true and also my experience.

However many companies will just care about how fast you deliver a solutiom, not about how much you are learning. They do not care anymore.

The speed of the productive process is critical to them in many jobs.