has ai actually improved how you code?

i’ve been using chatgpt for a while and added cosine recently for my personal python projects. it definitely makes me faster, with cleaner code, quicker debugging, and better structure, but sometimes i feel like i’m getting too reliant on it.

i’ve noticed that ai tools can speed up routine work, but when i hit a problem that needs deeper thinking or system-level decisions, i catch myself opening chatgpt instead of figuring it out myself.
it’s great for productivity, but i’m not sure if it’s actually making me better at problem-solving in the long run.

curious what others in the industry think. has ai genuinely improved your technical skills, or are we just becoming better at prompting and outsourcing the hard parts?