Do you use AI at your job, does it make it easier - or harder?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a software engineer, net effect is harder. More code means bigger more complex systems faster and harder to manage. Replacing people's jobs and eliminating entry level positions in software development that's what I do now.

My pay didn't go up either. The only upside is I can get a little better pace.

Data scientist here. My job is replacing people’s jobs with AI.

[Anonymous]

It's very basic, probably more appropriately called automation. It does make my job easier. It will flag keywords in an application that I am reviewing, and then I decide what to do about it. IDK if they will get to the point where it makes the decision too. A lot of times the decisions are judgemental calls that you probably wouldn't want a computer making.

[Anonymous]

Not helpful at all. It takes longer to read and correct its errors than to just write things up myself.

I have found it helpful for making cleaning/decluttering checklists based on specific website guides, but that is only tangentially related to my job. It doesn’t seem to be able to synthesize profession-specific information the same way, probably because nuances that are not explicitly stated make a bigger difference.

[Anonymous]

What AI software are you all using? Lawyers? I would like something to summarize docs and research but so far not really using much. I know Westlaw has expanded its features in this area; I need to take the time to learn more about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Easier. I no longer need to ask colleagues in another team to run SQL statements for me. I have learned enough thanks to AI that they gave me read only access. I no longer need to ask favor to the same team so help me write some Python code for me. Thanks to AI, I can now write working code without much assistance.

I am sure some of you were able to do everything I listed without AI. But I was a philosophy major and never had any coding experience in the past. I learned the basics via coursera and MS copilot just accelerated my productivity.

I also use it to improve my SQL and just write queries faster when there is something repetitive. "Account for null values in all variables". It's done without my manually typing. I do not see it replacing me but improving and teaching me. I just got access in the last 6 months and have enjoyed the change

[Anonymous]

The main way I use it is to edit emails and communications, and to summarize long documents / communications when I need a quick idea rather than reading them carefully.

It saves me time on these tasks.

[Anonymous]

I’m in marketing and use it to compile and help refine tone and consistency when working on RFP bids. There are several contributors and differences in writing styles for each proposal; my assistant isn’t a great editor and I don’t have time to do it all myself.

I still proofread and correct as needed. It saves hours, but I don’t just trust it to do everything for me.

[Anonymous]

My coworkers who are using AI are rapidly getting dumber.