Reasons to Dislike AI Coding
3 hours ago
- AI-generated software lacks artistic 'ineffability' but is valued for outcomes, not creative process.
- AI does not steal jobs because the job is delivering valuable software, not just typing code; demand increases with efficiency.
- Using AI for coding can be dehumanizing in collaborative work, echoing Marx's prediction that machinery replaces intellectual labor.
- Software engineering is not strictly rule-following; empirical methods like copying and tweaking have always been common.
- Critiques of AI companies as bad actors ignore the possibility of non-corporate or community-based AI models.