the reflections felt like a mixed bag between someone who seems to know about the technical aspects deeper than an average person, while simultaneously being like an astrologist.

personally, as someone building on top of gen AI for a living, i finally bit the bullet on building using LLMs. it did reduce friction in things i don't like doing and did not explore as much. by acting as a catalyst when i needed to finally address them, it helped me get going and eventually become proficient in the core tech itself.

outside of work, however, i find people around me use the services much more than i do. sometimes it felt like the "big data is like teenage sex"[1], but some aspects were quite genuine. got better appreciation after trying them to better understand other people's perspective and to design better.

with "slop" as word of the year and people wondering if a random clip is AI, now more than ever the effects in general life seems apparent. it is not as sexy as "i will lose my job soon", but the effects are here and now. while the next year will be even more interesting, i can't wait for the bubble to burst.

[1] https://hewlett.org/is-big-data-like-teenage-sex/