Quoting Paul Ford
Simon Willimon quotes Paul Ford arguing AI can write good software but cutting-edge work still demands human collaboration, craft, and judgment.
Simon Willimon highlights a passage from Paul Ford's essay 'A.I. Was Supposed to Give Us New Killer Apps. What Happened?'. Ford argues that while AI can write very good software, it also makes it easy to do someone else's job badly, which partly explains why many AI-driven projects fail. The quote reflects a broader industry reassessment of AI coding tools after initial fears that developer roles were obsolete.
- Paul Ford essay argues cutting-edge software still requires human collaboration and craft.
- AI enables doing someone else's job badly, contributing to project failures.
- Commentary reflects industry reassessment of AI coding tool impact.
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For a while, I must admit, it looked as if software developer roles like mine were done for. How could we fight against tireless robots? But our industry is slowly realizing that making truly cutting-edge software still requires humans to think and work together, to maximize their skill sets and to practice their respective crafts.
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