> AI is a powerful tool for those who are willing to put in the work.
No more powerful than I without the A. The only advantage AI has over I is that it is cheaper, but that's the appeal of the blockchain as well: It's cheaper than VISA.
The trouble with the blockchain is that it hasn't figured out how to be useful generally. Much like AI, it only works in certain niches. The past interest in the blockchain was premised on it reaching its "AGI" moment, where it could completely replace VISA at a much lower cost. We didn't get there and then interest started to wane. AI too is still being hyped on future prospects of it becoming much more broadly useful and is bound to face the same crisis as the blockchain faced if AGI doesn't arrive soon.
Blockchain only solves one problem Visa solves: transferring funds. It doesn't solve the other problems that Visa solves. For example, there is no way to get restitution in the case of fraud.
Yes, that is one of the reasons it hasn't been able to be used generally. But AI can't be used generally either. Both offer niche solutions for those with niche problems, but that's about it. They very much do feel the same, and they are going to start feeling even more the same if AGI doesn't arrive soon. Don't let the niche we know best around here being one of the things AI is helping to solve cloud your vision of it. The small few who were able to find utility in the blockchain thought it was useful too
But an I + and AI (as in a developer with access to AI tools) is as near as makes no difference the same price as just an I, and _can_ be better than just an I.
That's debatable -- if you follow all of the rules, and go through 25 review steps (which is the least fun part of software development...), you've squandered the advantage of using the AI in the first place. If you don't, you move very fast but your output is likely terrible and you'll eventually have to pay back the tech debt. The temptation to do less is extremely attractive here.
There are studies that show doctors with AI perform better in diagnoses tests than doctors without AI.
Also I think you’re cherry picking your experience. For one thing, I much prefer code review to code writing these days personally. And I find you don’t need to do “25 review steps” to ensure good output.
I’m just sensing lots of frustration and personal anecdote in your points here.
I can't even think of what #2 is. If the technology gets better at writing code perhaps it can start to do other things by way of writing software to do it, but then you effectively have AGI, so...
No more powerful than I without the A. The only advantage AI has over I is that it is cheaper, but that's the appeal of the blockchain as well: It's cheaper than VISA.
The trouble with the blockchain is that it hasn't figured out how to be useful generally. Much like AI, it only works in certain niches. The past interest in the blockchain was premised on it reaching its "AGI" moment, where it could completely replace VISA at a much lower cost. We didn't get there and then interest started to wane. AI too is still being hyped on future prospects of it becoming much more broadly useful and is bound to face the same crisis as the blockchain faced if AGI doesn't arrive soon.