Hacker News user questions whether AI-generated software has produced any genuinely useful mainstream applications despite massive recent code production.

Questioner reports not finding any AI/LLM-written software worth using in daily work, despite not actively avoiding it

Seeking substantial applications like operating systems, IDEs, DAWs, databases, word processors, and game engines rather than minor utility rewrites

Notes that more code has likely been produced by AI in the last 2 years than in the prior 2 decades, suggesting many programs may be overlooked

Bonus interest in AI software that enables novel capabilities not previously possible with computers