Comment by moron4hire

I think I figured out a big problem I have with AI, and that is that I just hate using other people's software. The vast majority of software is just garbage. It all tries to take way too much of my attention. It doesn't help that all these AI tools are new, so they are inextricably linked to some SV startup that wants to be the next unicorn, so they have some bullshit account-generation/data-retention/terms-of-service/acceptable-use-policy/remarketing-email-campaing song and dance that is all stuff I have to pay attention to. All I really want to do is sit down and think on my own. I'm constantly inundated with distractions at work, so when I get a few minutes to myself, I sure as hell don't want an AI bot messaging me about reviewing its PR. I don't even want to review the human-written PRs; just push your code already, if it breaks you get to fix it. I certainly don't want a 500th unread email in my inbox.

You know what doesn't constantly nag for my attention? Dead text files on disk. They just sit there, waiting for me to grace them with my presence. That's the way it should be. Computers serve me, not the other way around.