A heartfelt provocation about AI-assisted programming.
Tech execs are mandating LLM adoption. That’s bad strategy. But I get where they’re coming from.
Some of the smartest people I know share a bone-deep belief that AI is a fad — the next iteration of NFT mania. I’ve been reluctant to push back on them, because, well, they’re smarter than me. But their arguments are unserious, and worth confronting. Extraordinarily talented people are doing work that LLMs already do better, out of spite.