I want to share how AI is changing my work for the better, but I genuinely worry about the reactions of people in the industry that I look up to, who are viscerally opposed to AI usage. Will posting about AI cost us clients? The respect of our peers?
Will posting about AI cost us clients?
Maybe.
The respect of our peers?
Absolutely.
For better or worse, there’s more idiots thoughtlessly adopting AI today, than engineers carefully working with it.
Also, it’s not a coincidence that the very best of the best have less use for AI.
AI provides access to faster-but-worse solutions for folks who lacked access before.
That former lack of access can be for many different reaaons, but inexperience is perceived as the most common.
So, whether fair or not, talking about use of AI signals:
- Willingness to try new things.
- Disregard to the harm done to the original creators whose work is being ripped off.
- Disregard for the harm being done to the planet.
and
- Inexperience with computers.
Edit: My source is that I, myself, work with AI and frequently must talk about it professionally - often in nuanced ways to un-receptive audiences.
So I try to stay aware of how it is impacting my professional image. The above is from my experiences.
