Is using AI to fix my code slowing down my programming skill development?

Personally, I like to try to do things on my own and then consult an AI for "search related" or "second opinion" types of tasks. But yes I'd say it's important to study and make sure you have a general understanding of the code it generates for a solution. I was surprised at how well the latest models of the common LLM's can explain their code to me if I first describe my understanding of what the code does, and then explain what parts confuse me, I'll often leave the session learning something new about the language.

No, it isn't slowing your development. It is stopping it dead in its tracks.

What is important is that you drill the basic skills like algorithms and languange specifics. Become fluent in the language of your choice. So you more easily can see what the AI generates.

Also improve your unit/integration test skills, so you can verify that it actually does what it should.

You should ise static code analysers like sonarqube so you learn how to write code the correct way and do coverage on your code.

Turn it off in your IDE, After months it learns your way of coding and an accidental tab may inject 40-50 lines of code that most likely do very much the same you did in another function, and spending time checking AI code is not fun.

And I've seen many times a little AI snipped injected that no test covered and then it created a strange issue in production.

what you could do is, instead of it fixing your errors, do it yourself first. i know it's easier said than done, but at least spend half to an hour trying to fix it and then use ai as your last resort if you really cant and learn from it.

a good workflow i think for beginners who are starting now is to raw dog programming like the old days but still utilizing ai to speed up your learning, including the tab completion, do not use that yet, you gotta get that reps for a while

build projects, then search for things you dont know. you can use ai for faster searching but customize it so it doesnt spoon feed you answers. after you build it, you ask someone you know that has more experience than you for a code review. if none, you still can use ai to code review it but with proper prompt.

It's human nature that you always prefer easy things.Until AI is there no one is going to work without it.Its just like you are told to answer question paper and you have answers behind.Most of them look for answers before solving.