A sharp personal essay arguing that the widespread enthusiasm for AI coding and writing assistants has little to do with productivity gains. The author contends that most people are simply excited to have a compliant 'slave' that never argues, always agrees, and does work for them — not because it makes them faster, but because it lets them work less. The piece predicts AI assistants will become consumer commodities akin to Tamagotchis, driven by the human desire for obedient service rather than genuine intellectual augmentation.
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