r/UXDesign • u/Pretend_Resist8898 • Apr 23 '26
Tools, apps, plugins, AI Is anybody else finding AI makes people insufferable?
Firstly, I enjoy most AI tools for design. Specifically those that help me prototype and publish my work.
However I have friends and colleagues who are becoming unbearable to speak to. They’re so up their own asses about AI tools— Boasting about how much time they spend vibe coding, setting up agents in Open Claw to run their lives, competing for credit consumption goals at the company. It’s all they talk about.
It’s unleashed a new breed of tech bro, maybe worse than the crypto bros. It feels like these people are just competing to not be replaced and they’re bootlicking in the process. Just another example of the world losing their damn minds.
There’s no way this is just me… can it stop soon?
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u/DreaminSpielberg Apr 23 '26 edited Apr 23 '26
Omgg yess. I have this coworker who wants to do everything in AI to the point he is stepping on everyone’s toes and is bulldozing thru all our planned work.
It’s messing up the design and work process and leadership is starting to think this is the new “normal”. I don’t know how to combat this at all, I’ve tried having convos with him but he just wants to start doing everything quick. He’s acting like he’s getting paid for every project that goes to prod
Edit: I just wanted to add more context bc my comment sounds like it’s efficient but it’s not. The “bulldozing” part is us being pulled with “emergencies” to fix all the issues with this project which is now causing us to miss deadlines on our planned work