On: Ask HN: Am I the only one not using AI?

[bn-l]

E-e-e-xactly. It took an embarrassing long time for me to come to this conclusion also. There’s something hypnotising about seeing it work which is also distracting.

I wonder if I’ve actually saved time overall or, if I was in an uninterrupted flow state I would have done not just a better but also quicker job.

[pwlm → bn-l]

"allowing AI actually increases completion time by 19%--AI tooling slowed developers down."

https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.09089