[mooreds]

> And then they dump it in your lap as being helpful

I've been guilty of this and gotten pushback from my manager: "this feels like homework, cut these options down to 100 words each, max".

Curation and refinement are even more important when you can have genAI generate reams of text.

Seeking outside signals is even more important, like talking to customers, looking at real usage data, and more. It's too easy to trust believe what Claude tells you, even if you say "please argue against this idea", which you always should.

[array_key_first]

We often see this bizarre workflow where notes, like engineering notes, are converted to large prose using AI. And then, the large prose is converted back to short bullet points on the other end for summarization!

[lobocinza]

You got prompted by your manager.

[mooreds]

Hahaha, too true.

[itsalwaysgood]

It's all fun and games until some high level executive realizes everyone is using it and still demanding the same paycheck.

[jeffreygoesto]

So what? They produce more for the same money. What's not to like?

[mooreds]

> They produce more for the same money.

The word "more" there is doing a lot of work.

What is the "more"? Is it:

- more documents and text or more understanding

- more code or more valuable features

- more things to throw against the wall or more considered experiments

It's way easier to do the first things instead of the second.

[jeffreygoesto]

I know, I know. It was more a tounge in cheek comment to something I assume was irony as well. To be fair to GP, management doesn't get any of this...

Adding is always easier than reducing to the essence.

I find it interesting how herding agents has so much in common with being a team lead. Constant struggle between too detailed and too loose instructions. One difference though is that the team learns from you, but with agents it's only you who adapts. Saying that, because I don't count instructions or anything in the context window as adapting.

[itsalwaysgood]

So what? So you must now produce more. Expectations have changed. If you are paid the same money, and work has become easier: balance is lost.

Someone will compete and take your place. Now you're expected to produce more, or step aside for someone who will.

[itsalwaysgood]

It is more Value.

Who decides value? I'm sure you can figure that out.