Comments

• kbal@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You'd think that "no AI" would be an easy feature to implement, and it's much in demand. Strange that it seems to be beyond the abilities of so many software developers.

  source

  • TehPers@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s mostly just management dictating from the top-down. I’ve heard everything from “it’s our company’s direction” to “investors are only funding AI expenses” and nothing actually grounded on (B2C) customer feedback.

    source

    • pglpm@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      With the important reminder that top-management people typically have the IQ of a beetle, or less.

      source
  • Ooops@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You would be surprised how much “We need AI to take over the world completely or there is no chance in hell to ever get our insane investments back” motivates people to push bullshit on you.

    source
  • luciole@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s more a question of agency than ability. Take this excerpt from the announcement:

    For a company that sells subscriptions, an AI assistant justifies a price increase and strengthens the case for keeping all documents within its own infrastructure. The functionality and the business model reinforce each other, so integration is not only attractive but almost mandatory.

    Anyone employed in such a company will have a hard time resisting. There’s a mix of unrest and despair in the discipline right now. I’ve met colleagues drastically change careers over this. Sick leaves over mental health too.

    source
• Moztako@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Interesting perspective. As AI becomes more common in software development, choosing when not to use AI could become just as important as choosing when to use it

  source