Your AI is trying to trick you; be careful out there

As AI agents are more widely embraced, we're seeing a lot of bad behavior. Not just from the AI agents, but people too. We're using AI as a crutch more and more, and it's not good.

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I used an AI to build a new app.

I wasn’t expecting to get a finished, polished project. I wasn’t even expecting to get a particularly well-designed or functional prototype.

What I got surprised me.

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You’ve probably picked up that I’m just a bit of an AI skeptic, but let me set the record straight: I use AI all the time. I think it’s a good tool to have in your toolbox, and depending on what you want from it, AI tools can be really helpful. But there are also a lot of reasons to be skeptical and cautious of AI tools. I went in-depth on that topic in my article, Planning ahead with an AI readiness plan, and I’m certainly not the only one pointing out the dan…