You should probably rely less on AI. If your first thought is "I need to delete some directories" and your immediate next thought is "I'd better ask an AI agent to do this for me", you are definitely exhibiting skill entropy.

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RogerL 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Claude does these things even though you have explicit instructions not to do them, this isn't a tool for you asking it to delete files.

Just today Claude decided to do a git restore on me, blowing away local changes, despite having strict instructions to do nothing with git except to use it to look at history and branches.

Why jump to the conclusion that the person is so incompetent with no evidence?

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intev 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Because there's now a class of programmers who are very anti AI when it comes to coding because they think anybody who relies on it are degenerate vibe coders who have no idea what they are doing. You can see this in pretty much every single HN post w.r.t AI and coding.

	▲	WolfeReader 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There is indeed a class of programmers who think AI over-reliance will make us worse. And there should be, because it's true. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/1/6 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4812513

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thrdbndndn 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What is "skill entropy"

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AdieuToLogic 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> What is "skill entropy"

Skill entropy is a result of reliance on tools to perform tasks which otherwise would contribute to and/or reinforce a person's ability to master same. Without exercising one's acquired learning, skills can quickly fade.

For example, an argument can be made that spellcheckers commonly available in programs degrade people's ability to spell correctly without this assistance (such as when using pen and paper).

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WolfeReader 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I did mean "atrophy" as others mentioned.

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itemize123 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

atrophy?

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intev 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They think it's a smart way to say that the o.p. is dumb.

	▲	WolfeReader 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Nope, skill atrophy can affect anyone at any level.

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joshribakoff 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Thanks for framing my physical disability as a skill issue. Injuries i sustained developing my skills beyond what most others were willing to do, but i guess my use of AI to assist my input so i can continue developing totally erases that experience.