Tell HN: AI is cool, but my apps still suck
I like using ChatGPT and whatever else. It is cool, when it works. I use it for as a coding assistant or a rubber duck, and it adds a good 15-20% productivity boost.
But honestly? Any actual software "tool" that I use on the daily feel like it has just stagnated.
There's AI slop for sure. The "Use AI for..." button is everywhere, and it is kind of a waste for most things.
I don't need AI to come up with a description. I don't need AI to tell me what's already in front of my face. And I also don't need AI to literally make up documentation or hallucinate with half baked information.
Why do the apps I use still load slowly?
Basic functionality is still missing in some of the apps I use, things that have had support tickets open for years and yet zero movement. But there's a AI button or some cutely named AI bot.
Why do exports still break when it is a large data set?
Why do some of these apps look like they have zero UI/UX people working on them? Why are there multiple clicks to get to things that could be done in one click?
Why are there 200 network requests when I load the page?
Seriously, can we stop with the AI/LLM slop and maybe focus on your core competency? I don't need AI jammed into everything. Fire those product managers who think that's a value-add. Maybe talk to your customers?
I just need software that works so I can do my job, and then go and play with ChatGPT and make cool images or come up with a weekend plan.
> I just need software that works so I can do my job
This is what got me off the subscription slopware hamster wheel of modern commercial operating systems. I don't want your service upsell, I want Git and a terminal that works.