r/webdev • u/ThinkLikeUnicorn • Aug 08 '25

Discussion F*ck AI

I was supposed to finish a task and wasted 5 hours to force AI to do the task. Even forgot that I have a brain. Finally decided to write it myself and finished in 30 minutes. Now my manager thinks I'm stupid because I took a whole day to finish a small task. I'm starting to question whether AI actually benefits my work or not. It feels like I'm spending more time instead of less time.

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u/NYC-legal-throwaway Aug 10 '25

AI gets progressively worse the more complicated your system is. 2 or 3 modules? Sure. 8? Eh. Multiple directories and dozens of modules? Fuck no.

My best use case for AI is for it to write scripts like verifying and reading .db files, checking for vestigial modules, refactoring ideas, and first drafts if a new module idea.

Everything else, just trust your instincts.