The AI dependency loop
A cycle: AI writes the code, so I retain less context, so I rely on AI more, which leads to AI writing more of the code. Each lap, the share of the codebase I understand shrinks.
100%
still in my head
AI writes the code
it's faster, so I let it
I retain less context
I skim instead of read
I rely on AI more
I can't dig in without it
my understanding
handed to AI
Pause