--- title: The first 40 months of the AI era | daily.dev description: A developer reflects on 40 months of using AI tools since ChatGPT's launch in November 2022. Covers early experiments with ChatGPT for code generation, a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-first-40-months-of-the-ai-era-ql0r7mdiq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The first 40 months of the AI era | daily.dev og:description: A developer reflects on 40 months of using AI tools since ChatGPT's launch in November 2022. Covers early experiments with ChatGPT for code generation, a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-first-40-months-of-the-ai-era-ql0r7mdiq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QL0R7mDiq.png og:image:alt: The first 40 months of the AI era 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. # The first 40 months of the AI era **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 8 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer reflects on 40 months of using AI tools since ChatGPT's launch in November 2022. Covers early experiments with ChatGPT for code generation, a hands-on review of Claude Code including vibe coding experiences, and honest uncertainty about AI's actual productivity impact. Also discusses the author's refusal to publish AI-generated prose on their blog and their discomfort consuming AI-generated content, comparing it to the uncanny valley effect. Ends with cautious optimism but genuine skepticism about measurable gains. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [A Year Of Vibes](https://daily.dev/posts/a-year-of-vibes-x3hixmqly) · Armin Ronacher · 15 upvotes · 3 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#vibe-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/vibe-coding) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-first-40-months-of-the-ai-era-ql0r7mdiq) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The first 40 months of the AI era","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-first-40-months-of-the-ai-era-ql0r7mdiq","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-first-40-months-of-the-ai-era-ql0r7mdiq"},"datePublished":"2026-03-28T23:57:57.524Z","dateModified":"2026-05-14T02:15:11.563Z","description":"A developer reflects on 40 months of using AI tools since ChatGPT's launch in November 2022. Covers early experiments with ChatGPT for code generation, a...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b19c39b88e706ff7b78d09e9017f79e9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b19c39b88e706ff7b78d09e9017f79e9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-first-40-months-of-the-ai-era-ql0r7mdiq","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,claude,llm,vibe-coding","timeRequired":"PT8M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The first 40 months of the AI era"}]} ```