People obsessed with ChatGPT

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I graduated from uni 5 years ago with a degree in computer science. Since then, I’ve been working at a great little company doing a mix of things (programming, excel macros, tech support, etc.)

1.5 months ago, my boss’s son came back from overseas. His job is to shadow me, understand our tech setup, and look for ways to boost the company's profits.

He's obsessed with ChatGPT. For e.g.:

1. It takes <5 minutes to create a Microsoft Form. He insists we use ChatGPT for it and it ends up the same quality-wise while taking up triple the time.
2. It usually takes me 30 mins to write the code for whatever we need. He insists we use ChatGPT. This usually fails especially with Typescript as ChatGPT tends to hallucinate code that doesn't actually work. He still thinks ChatGPT is the way forward.
3. He doesn't like it when I (or my colleague) writes emails manually. He thinks having ChatGPT write it is "faster" as AI-generated emails are the future.

Tbh, these AI detours often take longer or produce worse results than just doing the task myself.

I'm not anti-AI. But I do think that it's just a tool not something that should replace everything. AIBU to be this resistant to his ChatGPT obsession?

That's concern, AI is already affecting the job market, it's been available to ordinary consumers for over 3 years. But ignoring it is not the way forward. You need to develop skills to work alongside AI to reduce the impact but on societal level, this is hugely disruptive. Ignoring it, is not the way forward.

ChatGPT is terribly bad for the planet. Until joining Mumsnet, I didn't realise how many people were using it, some of them for the most stupid things.

If your only tool is a hammer all you see is nails.

ChatGPT is fine, but it isnt some elite solution to everything. And if people dont have the skills themselves to know what and how they need something to work ChatGPT will stop being helpful.