"Facing pressures to keep their edge and avoid layoffs, software engineers are leaning into AI coding tools to help them do more, faster. But programmers have recently sounded the alarm that the productivity gains that come from AI can come at a mental cost. Say, hello to AI fatigue. Siddhant Khare, a software engineer who builds AI tools, recently struck a chord with his post about the topic, which he said "every engineer needs to confront.""
"Steve Yegge, who worked at Amazon in the early days and spent 12 years at Google, said he and his friends have even started to take naps during the day to cope with exhausting AI coding sprints. He said that companies should consider imposing a 3-hour cap on AI-assisted work. AI fatigue - which is notably different than simply being tired about hearing about AI or being pressured to use it at work - has become a hot topic among software engineers, but it can also show up in other industries."
Facing pressures to keep their edge and avoid layoffs, software engineers are increasingly using AI coding tools to do more and faster. Productivity gains from AI are improving output but are creating mental costs and a pattern of AI fatigue. Engineers report that AI can pull focus across multiple tasks, reducing the ability to concentrate on one task at a time. Some engineers cope by napping during the day after intense AI-assisted coding sprints. Suggestions include limiting AI-assisted work to short daily windows. AI fatigue is distinct from general weariness about AI and appears in other industries as well.
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