Why CoPilot Is Making Programmers Worse

The podcast discusses the potential negative impacts of AI-driven tools like GitHub's CoPilot on programming skills. It covers the erosion of core programming abilities, over-reliance on auto-generated code, lack of ownership and responsibility, dependency on proprietary tools, and the creation of a false sense of expertise. The speaker shares personal experiences and argues that while AI tools offer productivity benefits, they may lead to learned helplessness and hinder innovation by preventing developers from deeply understanding and critically thinking through problems. The speaker suggests experimenting with disabling autocomplete features in LSP to encourage more active problem-solving.