Comment by munificent
5 days ago
You say that, but I hear AI folks talk about that user experience all the time.
And at some level, it makes sense. There are a lot of extroverts out there for whom the ideal job really is feeling like an orchestra conductor delegating and coordination an army of others. There is a great feeling of empowerment in watching a group build something bigger than you could have made on your own. And, if you're not someone who really likes to get their hands dirty and do the thing yourself, why not aspire towards a style of working that always feels that high level and powerful?
And, obviously, people who are wired that way are exactly the kind of people to move into management and executive roles and end up being in charge of and evangelizing AI to the world. So it's no surprise you hear people talking about this style of working all the time.
I'm 47. I've had the opportunity to move into management many times. I've been in a lead role enough to know the positive sides of that job and I deeply enjoy the soft skills part of working with a team.
I just know who I am and know that on days where I don't feel like I really made something concrete myself, I feel like I didn't live a real day.
>if you're not someone who really likes to get their hands dirty and do the thing yourself
My life experience is that this represents modestly something north of 90% of the population. Most people are not as self motivated as HN crowd is. My cynic wants to say 99.9% Which is how I know its marketing. Its for people that fancy themselves as something they are not. IE fantasizing.
Its like all those commercials where the "boss" strolls in points to some vaguely business looking stuff and everyone runs off to work then the "boss" character goes to the beach or something. Its a fantasy sales pitch in other words. Work one minute a day and be rich.
I guess I'm getting off track which is not how AI helps workflow but that all this stuff we are seeing is marketing and there is little tangible evidence that AI helps enable the workflow you are referencing.