I have published 4 open source projects thanks to the productivity boost from AI. No apps though, just things I needed in my line of work.

But I have been absolutely flooded with trailers for new and upcoming indie games. And at least one indie developer has admitted that certain parts of their game had used the aide of AI.

I also noticed sometimes when I think of writing something, I ask AI first if it exists, and AI throws up some link and when I check the link it says "made with <some AI>".

So I'm not sure what author is trying to say here but I definitely feel like I am noticing a rise in software output due to AI.

But with that said, I also am noticing the burden of taking care of those open source projects. Sometimes it feels like I took on a 2nd job.

I think a lot of software is being produced with AI and going unnoticed, they don't all end up on the front page of HN for harassing developers.