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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/7e67d3e7-ef19-4a98-a513-6c8503a23790/we-are-fucked.RSS for NodeThu, 16 Apr 2026 11:16:34 GMTThu, 09 Apr 2026 21:49:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:51:37 GMT]]>@peter I'm a consultant. The good news (for me at least) is that I'm constantly rejecting this nonsense, and being vocal and extremely critical of the AI slop that I see.

This has two effects.

It let's folks around me see that subject matter experts can see through the crap, and point out all the ways in which AI is tragically wrong about damn near everything.

It means I'll probably never be able to retire, as one of the few people left who has a deep understanding of the software I specialize in, PLUS all of the supporting software (database, storage mangement, OS, etc.)

The only advice I have for people is to keep learning everything you can, and curating a deep understanding of how everything you use works.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116381915367918047https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/JustinDerrick/statuses/116381915367918047Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:51:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:46:57 GMT]]>@peter my boss just mentioned giving ssh access to agents, and that in 9mo we'll be making AI PRs, AI reviews and AI merges.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116381189216818690https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116381189216818690Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:46:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:42:55 GMT]]>@peter
Screen capture image from reddit's BetterOffline forum with heading and body text.

Heading: WTF is going on

Body text: I am the tech lead in my company and I am seeing PR reviews from my team members. Person A makes a PR and add AI slop description in the PR. Person B reviews the PR and all of the changes are AI generated out of which 90% don't make any sense. Person A responds back to these messages with AI with false confidence.

No one understands the codebase and how it works. Bugs and half assed features are popping off everywhere.

I am also forced by my managers to keep using AI for everything.

Where the hell are all of the humans and proper cognitive intelligence?

I will just go to a forest and meditate until this bubble pops.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/ap/users/116273813905610513/statuses/116380465584582322https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/ap/users/116273813905610513/statuses/116380465584582322Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:42:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:56:44 GMT]]>@peter can confirm. Going through the same at $employer. Wild

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/alexmu/statuses/116380284001332057https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/alexmu/statuses/116380284001332057Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:56:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:24:45 GMT]]>@peter i'm doing just that - taking singing lessons and gardening

I refuse to be part of this mentally sick system

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mahadevank/statuses/116378270764181954https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mahadevank/statuses/116378270764181954Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:24:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:24:12 GMT]]>@nycmonkey @peter bad news, the orange one just sold the forest

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/pix/statuses/116377796785376181https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/pix/statuses/116377796785376181Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:24:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:21:36 GMT]]>@peter I’m reminded of all of the crappy multi-million dollar iOS apps people built so some executive could brag that they were in the App Store, and then quietly dropped a few years later because nobody used them.

IIRC at Museums & the Web a decade ago a bunch of people shared stats informally and basically everyone saw <1% of their web activity because those apps started with “we need an app!” rather than “what can someone do that the web site doesn’t already do?”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://code4lib.social/users/acdha/statuses/116377078787003541https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://code4lib.social/users/acdha/statuses/116377078787003541Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:21:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:03:57 GMT]]>@peter “I will just go to a forest and meditate until this bubble pops” totally resonates right now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/nycmonkey/statuses/116377009374621404https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/nycmonkey/statuses/116377009374621404Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:03:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:57:51 GMT]]>@peter
ouroboros : public relations version

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/knutson_brain/statuses/116376985369155471https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/knutson_brain/statuses/116376985369155471Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:57:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to we are fucked. on Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:51:33 GMT]]>@peter To paraphrase, "Intelligence was a ZIR phenomenon"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lile.cl/users/adriano/statuses/116376960595637857https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://lile.cl/users/adriano/statuses/116376960595637857Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:51:33 GMT