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> to make connections a human, with more limited scope, might miss. I have a concern, that all this AI stuff is giving less time to "fuck around and find out"

> to make connections a human, with more limited scope, might miss. I have a concern, that all this AI stuff is giving less time to "fuck around and find out" (i.e. experimentation). Just like how shifting from compiled languages leads to less time thinking about the code or reading docs while things are compiling. Sometimes you just need to walk away from the desk to solve a problem. It's kinda ironic, that reducing blocking aspects creates more. But the reason walking away from the desk works is because your creative part needs time to think and imagine. It's why you play with your lab equipment or make fun programs to learn. But if everything is focused on only going to the product then you end up straying away from that.

jdiez17 2y ago
In my experience with AI for research and programming I find the opposite. It lets me get to the FAFO stage sooner, so I can try many possible paths (many of which may be dead ends).
- godelski 2y ago
  That's not going to help if there's anything subtle. Yeah there's lots of failure in research but many things fail because subtle issues and AI is terrible at doing anything subtle. I do use AI myself but tbh I'm constantly fighting it and find it frequently misses small subtle things that are important. I even notice that people accept answers that I wouldn't, and that's sometimes concerning