A Human in Control

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The author positions themselves between 'vibe coders' who fully rely on AI for coding without human review and those completely opposed to AI.
The curl project emphasizes human responsibility, pride in code quality, and humans standing behind every merged piece of code.
AI-generated code can contain errors, but human-written code also has mistakes; code reviews and tests help reduce errors regardless of origin.
Human code reviews are considered superior to AI bots for catching issues, maintaining architecture, and ensuring changes align with project goals.
AI tools can complement humans by detecting coding mistakes that humans might miss, especially in complex changes, though they sometimes generate false positives.
Open Source development relies on human-to-human communication; AI-generated communication can disrupt workflow and is seen as rude.
In curl, humans remain in control, using AI as a tool to assist but not replace human judgment and responsibility in software development.

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