AI productivity hype meets reality: the last 20% of a chart took 80% more time
vboykis · x · 2026-10-17
vboykis pushes back on blanket "AI boosted my productivity" claims with a concrete example: 80% of her chart generation was fast, but the remaining 20% took 80% more time. In a follow-up she notes the output quality is still poor — an unexplained "model time is" label and an incomparable API series plotted on the same chart. A useful reality check on AI productivity narratives versus actual deliverable quality.
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