The modern engineering workflow now involves orchestrating five to six concurrent AI agents to write code and execute tasks on isolated copies of repositories. This level of automated development allows teams to produce working prototypes in roughly 20 minutes, though token usage can cost an estimated $3,000 monthly per developer. However, human oversight remains vital, as unsupervised models can generate thousands of lines of over-architected code that must ultimately be discarded.
Key points
Directing multiple continuous AI interactions creates novel forms of mental fatigue and c…: Directing multiple continuous AI interactions creates novel forms of mental fatigue and cognitive overstimulation for engineers.
Automated programming tools cannot replace human taste, architectural experience, and hig…: Automated programming tools cannot replace human taste, architectural experience, and high-level system design instincts.
Workers are forming individual ethical policies to self-regulate AI usage amid a broader…: Workers are forming individual ethical policies to self-regulate AI usage amid a broader lack of societal guidelines.
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How I use AI (Oct 2026)
Wow, things have changed.
Last October, I took stock of how I was using AI — specifically the cool stuff like LLMs that we call 'AI’. I’m so glad I did. Things are very, very different 12 months later.
Background
I still believe I use AI fairly typically, but I’ve had a notable change in background. Last October, I was an engineer on Microsoft’s Windows AI team. I am now a research engineer at Salesforce AI Research. I spend more time supporting scientists & building rapid prototypes, rather than working with a large team of engineers. I spend about ~$3,000/month in tokens.
In any case, I mostly use AI in the same ways as last year:
- Coding
- Research & search
- Summarization & transcription & (new) voice
- Writing
- Art & music & (new) video
Also new this year, I’ve drafted a personal AI policy; we’ll start there.
As before, this remains purely my opinion & speculation. If you use AI differently, let me know!
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