On AI and Other Drugs

"Being a specialist is what I am, and maybe that is why I was so angry about the whole thing in the first place." Quick Introduction Hi, I hope your day is going well. This is my first post here (cross posted to my blog on Substack ). Admittedly, I've had an account here years ago, but am now returning to writing as a healthy output and figured I should just make a new one. I am a tech lead, "backend" engineer with about 7 years of experience in the industry. But I've been coding, and messing with tech for about 15 years now. I am mostly self-taught, currently working as an advisor for a global high-end fashion brand. I truly like my job, the people are kind and reasonable. The work is occasionally quite interesting, no complaints. On AI and Other Drugs We've all been through an emotional rollercoaster to say the least, in the past few years with AI. Ever since the release of ChatGPT--until about 4 months later when 19 of it's best competitors came rushing to the market. And ever since