Why haven't we seen an explosion of new start-ups, products or features? Why do we still see hundreds of bug tickets on every issue tracking page? Have you noticed anything different on any changelog?
I invite tptacek, or any other chatbot enthusiast around, to publish project metrics and show some actual numbers.
I see new AI assisted products everyday, and a lot of them have real usage. Beyond the code-assistants/gen companies which are very real examples, here's an anecdote.
I was thinking of writing a new story, and found http://sudowrite.com/ via an ad, an ai assistant for helping you write, its already used by a ton of journalists and serious writers, and am trying it out.
Then i wanted to plan a trip - tried google but saw nothing useful, and then asked chatgpt and now have a clear plan