My AI setup, part 1: how I got here

tag(s): #overblown-minor-annoyances #failures #programming How I feel about all this I still dislike LLMs and I think they are a disgrace. That said, I've been using the thing more at work - a combination of curiosity and trying to get more of the "I told you so" moments. I also have the feeling that if I don't use them, I am going to be out of a job soon. That's 100% just how I feel, no one suggested or implied this, to be fair. The AI craze at my employer takes more the form of enthusiasm, not obligation. I just have a hard time feeling enthusiastic. 🤷 And honestly, sometimes the results are great, which I kinda hate. But it can be useful, what can I say. Others times the results are completely off. And I feel validated! The worst part when the results are off, is that if I don't realize (because I am not that familiar with that portion of our systems, or because they are off in subtle enough ways) then I end up spending more time in a wild goose chase. But the tokens are spent, and…