Dr. Strangepod or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the AI

To put it mildly, I’ve not been a fan of AI for a lot of reasons, and my adoption of it has been close to non-existent. However - realizing that my dislike won’t change reality - I’ve overcome my internal blockade. Early attempts were unsatisfying, but eventually something clicked and I realized that LLMs can be surprisingly effective, especially for SRE work. This is my reluctant convert’s journey from ‘absolutely not’ to ‘okay, fine, this is helpful.’