AI in the Workplace: Curse or Blessing?

Personal Experiences with AI in Everyday Life For the past two years, I’ve been diving deep into various AI tools: from image and music generation to text optimization and coding assistance. Even while writing this blog post, an AI is working in the background, helping me better structure my thoughts or rephrase sections. On my smartphone, photos are automatically “polished” by AI, my inbox gets decluttered, PowerPoint presentations are generated – even the design is optimized. And when I write a prompt for an AI, there’s often another AI improving that prompt. Crazy, isn’t it? One example of this is GitHub Copilot in Agent Mode: the AI reprompts itself to deliver better results. On the one hand, these tools constantly teach me new skills – which obviously takes time and energy – but on the other hand, I feel more productive and as if I have more time available. However, this extra time at work doesn’t mean I get to go home earlier. Instead, I just end up working more. Paradoxical, right? Maybe this will change someday with a 30-hour workweek. After all, I still want my full paycheck at the end of the month.

Apr 22, 2025 - 21:47

Personal Experiences with AI in Everyday Life

For the past two years, I’ve been diving deep into various AI tools: from image and music generation to text optimization and coding assistance. Even while writing this blog post, an AI is working in the background, helping me better structure my thoughts or rephrase sections. On my smartphone, photos are automatically “polished” by AI, my inbox gets decluttered, PowerPoint presentations are generated – even the design is optimized. And when I write a prompt for an AI, there’s often another AI improving that prompt. Crazy, isn’t it?

One example of this is GitHub Copilot in Agent Mode: the AI reprompts itself to deliver better results. On the one hand, these tools constantly teach me new skills – which obviously takes time and energy – but on the other hand, I feel more productive and as if I have more time available. However, this extra time at work doesn’t mean I get to go home earlier. Instead, I just end up working more. Paradoxical, right? Maybe this will change someday with a 30-hour workweek. After all, I still want my full paycheck at the end of the month.