ND Why developers using AI are working longer hours (www.scientificamerican.com)
76 points by birdculture 2 days ago | 71 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
Article discusses AI's impact on software developers, highlighting increased productivity and work hours.
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal 72 HN snapshots · 34 evals
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Audit Trail 54 entries
2026-03-08 19:24 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.097 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 19:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 19:10 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.450 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 19:10 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 18:54 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.14) - -
2026-03-08 18:54 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.14 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses the impact of AI on software developers' working hours, highlighting that while AI increases produ
2026-03-08 18:54 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-03-08 18:44 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.08) - -
2026-03-08 18:44 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 18:44 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-08 16:39 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.097 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 16:39 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 16:34 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.097 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 16:34 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 16:20 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.450 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 16:20 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 15:58 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.14) - -
2026-03-08 15:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.14 (Mild positive) +0.08
reasoning
The article discusses the impact of AI on software developers' working hours, highlighting that while AI increases produ
2026-03-08 15:58 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-03-08 15:49 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.08) - -
2026-03-08 15:49 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 15:49 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-08 15:45 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.08) - -
2026-03-08 15:45 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.08 (Neutral) +0.02
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 15:45 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R - -
2026-03-08 05:28 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.097 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 05:28 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 05:24 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.097 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 05:24 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 05:23 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.450 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-08 05:23 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 05:22 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.06) - -
2026-03-08 05:22 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) -0.08
reasoning
The article discusses the impact of AI on software developers' working hours, highlighting that while AI increases produ
2026-03-08 05:22 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-03-08 05:22 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 04:16 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 04:10 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 04:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 04:06 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.14 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses the impact of AI on software developers' working hours, highlighting that while AI increases produ
2026-03-08 04:03 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 03:03 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 02:59 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 02:58 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.14 (Mild positive) 0.00
reasoning
The article discusses the impact of AI on software developers' working hours, highlighting that while AI increases produ
2026-03-08 02:57 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 02:01 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 01:57 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral) 0.00
2026-03-08 01:56 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive) 0.00
2026-03-08 01:56 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.14 (Mild positive) +0.08
reasoning
The article discusses the impact of AI on software developers' working hours, highlighting that while AI increases produ
2026-03-08 01:56 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 01:51 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding
2026-03-08 00:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.10 (Neutral)
2026-03-08 00:51 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.45 (Moderate positive)
2026-03-08 00:51 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.06 (Neutral)
reasoning
The article discusses the impact of AI on software developers' working hours, highlighting that while AI increases produ
2026-03-08 00:49 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral)
reasoning
Technical article on AI in coding