The days of “free AI” are over. You’d better prepare yourself for what’s coming next. Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Ann H: https://www.pexels.com/ru-ru/photo/4102557/ You’re not the only one who feels like your AI assistant has gotten worse. But that’s not even the most unpleasant part. The most unpleasant part is that you’re being told there’s no decline at all. Yet these days, talking to ChatGPT or Claude increasingly feels like trying to get a coherent answer from someone who hasn’t slept for three days and just wants you to leave them alone. AI has become lazy. It spits out short, dismissive replies, gets confused in its own reasoning, and ignores instructions it used to follow flawlessly. The Internet is flooded with posts from both regular users and professional developers. Everyone shares the same feeling: the magic is gone, leaving only a capricious and not very smart algorithm. The corporations’ response? Classic tech gaslighting.…