AI Usage

"If you couldn't be bothered to write it, I won't be bothered to read it."

The content on this website is fully written by me, personally, using my brain. The entire purpose of this site is for me to practice my skills in programming and writing, and I don't get that practice if I outsource my thinking and process to AI!

I do use AI tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot in my day job as a software engineer, and I do find them useful for scoped, well-defined tasks. My general approach is I will try to do something myself first, only turning to AI if I am truly stuck. I do not and have not paid for any AI subscriptions: all my usage is either free tier services or subsidized by my employer. In my personal life, I do occasionally use AI for research questions, and I did use it to help me with some of the code for this site, especially around CSS styling.

That said, I remain skeptical and cautious of their widespread adoption and usage. I have concerns about how these systems are built and monetized without recognizing the contributions of artists and creators. I have been building systems leveraging large language models since gpt-3.5, and there are some scenarios where this technology is genuinely useful. But I have also directly experienced some of the downsides of fast and chaotic adoption of AI: bigger workloads, increased pull request volume, reduced code quality, and documents where I am the first human to actually read them.

I hope that the industry and society at large can eventually strike a balance, but until then I will continue to advocate for craft and care in the work of building systems and technology.

Inspired by the /ai manifesto. Last Updated: April 2026.