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‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers. (aftermath.site)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

demanding that we prove that we’re using copilot to generate code

Because that's how one gets value right? It's not because the tool is so efficient people WANT to use it even though they should not (e.g. due to commercial secrets)... no instead you force them to use it. /s

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago

To be fair, it’s a huge cost to the company and they need to justify that there is value. Forcing you to make regular use may be an petty, but getting you to learn it improves your skill base and getting you to use it justifies the cost