The AI Slot Machine Is Draining My Creativity
The author reflects on the challenges of using AI for creative projects, noting that while AI can generate a lot of output, it often leads to burnout and a lack of meaningful work. They emphasize the importance of human experience and contemplation in the creative process, suggesting that relying too heavily on AI can hinder true creativity. Ultimately, the author advocates for taking time to think and develop ideas rather than rushing to implement them with AI assistance.
- ▪The author feels overwhelmed by the amount of code generated with AI assistance.
- ▪They express that increased output does not equate to better or more meaningful work.
- ▪The article highlights the importance of human experience in the creative process.
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How often do you find yourself doing this? Start with a vague app idea, ask AI to start it, and suddenly you have a bunch of code scaffolded out. At the same time, product decisions show up. Some you realized existed, but didn’t realize they needed so much thought. Others you didn’t realize even existed at all before you started building. Just me? Maybe it’s my ADD. Maybe I’ve just had too much of the AI Kool-Aid. But I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one running into this. If it is, bear with me anyway. I have a point to make. So now I’ve done all the code generation, and I have a half-finished thing with either way too much scope or way too little. Either way, I’ve lost the motivation to continue. I’m churning out code so much more than I was able to before, but that’s burning me out.
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