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Studies to date suggest an 18% productivity loss from AI use. I think we'are at the point where we can call it a scam.
by josefritzishere 7mo ago
Studies to date suggest an 18% productivity loss from AI use. I think we'are at the point where we can call it a scam.
- anonzzzies 7mo agoFor code that cannot be true or it somehow amplifies the fact that most programmers were/are terrible anyway and now they can be 10-50x as terrible?
- josefritzishere 7mo agoAmple sources confirm this to be the case. Basically the code quality is so poor the debugging and rework offset all gains into the negative. It's possible that improvements will eventually get those to net positive, but it's not even at net zero yet. https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-productivity https://hbr.org/2025/09/ai-generated-workslop-is-destroying-...
- demorro 7mo agoMost software engineers are terrible, probably more than half are net negative in the grand scheme. I would argue this extends to most white collar positions. It's not simple to solve.
- scotty79 7mo agoRoughly the same was true for computers and internet for years and/or decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Productivity_paradox