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When AI becomes assimilation in software development og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What if we were all becoming Borg? When AI becomes assimilation in software development **[Codemotion](https://daily.dev/sources/codemotion)** · 14 min read · 5 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Generative AI is fundamentally changing software development, creating a dependency similar to Star Trek's Borg collective. Developers increasingly rely on centralized AI models like Claude and ChatGPT for code generation, risking deskilling and loss of critical thinking. With 90% adoption among developers, AI tools have become essential rather than optional. The real danger isn't using AI, but becoming passive operators who accept AI suggestions uncritically without understanding underlying logic. 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