# AI

In this article, I argue that AI-assisted coding is useful but overhyped. I see real value in speeding up boilerplate and first drafts, but I also see serious risks: weaker developer fundamentals, more technical debt, shallow productivity metrics, security and licensing concerns, and growing pressure on open source maintainers. My core point is simple: AI can help me write code faster, but it still doesn’t solve the hardest part of software engineering - building the right systems that stay reliable, secure, and maintainable over time.

Just recently I wanted to write a script that uploads a directory to S3. I decided to use Copilot. I have been using it for a while. This article is an attempt to prove two things: (a) that AI can't (still) replace me as a senior software engineer and (b) that it still makes sense to learn programming and focus on the fundamentals. Let's dig in.