We decided that we will use ai to automate stuff and to connect people but not for content. We are paying the price of it. That search engine that shall not be named deeply punished us for it.
replyI've seen people like this 15+ years ago on #learnprogramming on Freenode, I'm guessing LLMs just tend to validate that behavior instead.
replyIt adds a depth of nuisance that's for sure. I've seen users talk about how they can't wait until they don't need to ask for help anymore and can just use LLMs. Meanwhile I'm directly messaging with the person who made a package and asking why they designed it the way they did beyond greatful to learn 8 new things in 6 sentences.
replyMostly on IRC people either learned or got told to leave. There was significant pushback on people just looking for someone else to do their homework.
replyAIs have changed the feedback loop here such that these approaches are rewarded and even lauded.