There is actually a lot of AI shovelware on Steam. Sort by newest releases and you'll see stuff like a developer releasing 10 puzzle games in one day.
I have the same experience as OP, I use AI every day including coding agents, I like it, it's useful. But it's not transformative to my core work.
I think this comes down to the type of work you're doing. I think the issue is that most software engineering isn't in fields amenable to shovelware.
Most of us either work in areas where the coding is intensely brownfield. AI is great but not doubling anyone's productivity. Or, in areas where the productivity bottlenecks are nowhere near the code.
If you look at the actual steam metrics though we’re barely seeing more games releases than we were last year.
If AI were really making people 10x more productive, given the number of people who want to make games, you’d expect to see more than a few percent increase year over year.
I have the same experience as OP, I use AI every day including coding agents, I like it, it's useful. But it's not transformative to my core work.
I think this comes down to the type of work you're doing. I think the issue is that most software engineering isn't in fields amenable to shovelware.
Most of us either work in areas where the coding is intensely brownfield. AI is great but not doubling anyone's productivity. Or, in areas where the productivity bottlenecks are nowhere near the code.