> software is getting worse and less reliable I agree that software feels worse today, but that might be because our standards are getting much higher. Compar

> software is getting worse and less reliable I agree that software feels worse today, but that might be because our standards are getting much higher. Compare and contrast. If you made a website that let you upload a low resolution jpeg for sharing say 20 years ago, that was seen as a jaw-dropping "wow" technology. Today, you need to build a unique 3D interface that tracks the exact location of your pizza being delivered to your door in real-time to barely start to raise half an eyebrow about the technology. > is LLM usage seen as a hedge against diminishing standards of the software engineering discipline? AI's popularity is an interesting topic, but I think there's largely 2 factors to consider. 1) The media is pushing AI because it's a profitable story. We have a generation of people who grew up watching Terminator. We have a current bad economy that has people fearful about losing what employment they have. In this environment, the novelty of AI is a click fest for the media. 2) AIs might be initially popular because the UI is easy to understand. It's essentially just text, so anybody can understand what is happening. But maybe you need specialized interfaces for more specific tasks. So who knows what will actually happen in real usage for important things? I think it's a fun toy though.