Developers Say Overreliance on AI Is Making Them Lazy and Dull

Developers report that habitual reliance on Claude and GPT is eroding their deep-learning ability, curiosity and confidence, turning AI into a crutch that solves problems quickly but leaves lasting skills undeveloped and fuels anxiety.

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