Artificial intelligence is being used in many areas. However, a developer explains that AI can deprive users of an important ability: a deeper understanding of the subject.
Many employers and employees now rely on artificial intelligence (AI). Some companies have even started to replace their employees with AI.
A Norwegian developer recently explained in his blog that people who have their work done by AI miss an important learning process and, as a result, can no longer develop properly.
Artificial Intelligence Robs Us of an Important Part of Learning
The developer writes: The Norwegian developer Christian Ekrem explains that he does not reject AI. However, he sees a danger in it if people were to delegate all tasks to AI. Because by doing so, one would not only hand over the actual task to AI but also lose the ability to understand the process behind it.
If AI interferes with the programming process by offering an immediate solution, it deprives us of an important part of learning. The AI can deliver the correct code, but it does not give us the ability to solve the next problem ourselves:
There is something irreplaceable in dealing with a difficult problem. The moment when you hit a wall and grit your teeth in frustration; you step away from the computer and go for a walk; you pray/weep internally; you go back and try a different approach; and you repeat the process until suddenly it clicks,
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This ‘Aha!’ moment resets the brain […], the equivalent of muscle memory, and this way we grow as engineers. If we outsource this struggle to AI, we deprive ourselves of these growth opportunities. We get solutions without understanding.(…)
If you care about your craft, it should not only be about whether you can complete the particular task but also about whether you learn something!
Hard work and repetition shape one’s character and true abilities. In the field of programming, this means giving up trying to solve every error “in seconds” and instead repeatedly trying to understand the code you have written.
In the state of Texas, more than 4,000 positions are to be replaced by AI. This aims to save money and simplify work. However, enthusiasm remains limited, as the software still seems to be prone to errors: AI is currently making more than 4,000 people unemployed, as it can save 20 million euros per year
