Just over two years ago, I wrote a post about ChatGPT and OpenAI, including some predictions. I’ve decided to follow up on that and take another critical look at AI. Since that time, I have still never used ChatGPT, and I have barely touched any form of AI.
Does that mean you shouldn’t? Not necessarily. While I still believe my prediction came true—that AI is making people lazier—you don’t have to be like them. Use it as a tool to facilitate your work, but don’t use it to do your work. For example, writing an email does not need to be outsourced. If you’re a developer, don’t buy into this “vibe coding” crap. You’ll learn more by doing it yourself. More on that later.
There are a couple of claims that I want to address. The claim that AI has “changed the world” and that if you’re not embracing it, then you’re being left behind.
