'Using AI should be like going to the bathroom: everyone does it, don't talk about it'
charles_irl · x · 2026-09-17
Developer @charlesirl quotes @paulgb's analogy: using AI should be like going to the bathroom — everyone knows you do it, but you shouldn't discuss it in polite company or show the output. The joke captures developers' ambivalence about openly admitting AI dependence.
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