How relying on AI is eroding my writing and coding skills
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Summary
The author reflects on how using AI tools for writing and coding is eroding their own skills and confidence. They describe the temptation of AI assistance and the growing self-doubt it creates, feeling that their natural abilities are diminishing the more they rely on AI.
Key quotes
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I feel like using AI is diminishing my ability to write myself.
the more I use AI, the more I can feel my own skills getting worse
I think the problem feeds on my self-doubt, my impost
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