committing to that kind of approach is just so obviously a massive PR mistake to me, too. historically it's been so difficult to pin down exactly what 'causes' bugs and regressions (beyond "entropy" or "mistakes") that developers aren't really blamed for them. but if you've decided to "Go All In On AI", any user experiencing any problem whatsoever now has their explanation: it was your fault. you decided to let the AI in, on purpose. it wasn't neglect, it was willful damage you caused
even as a force-multiplier for people who want to feel powerful or capable, i don't think there's much value there. nobody respects the witless manager who's unable to control their subordinates. it's embarrassing to see pull requests where humans desperately try to rein in hordes of chattering automata. from the outside it looks like supposedly-capable engineers have traded in concrete work for a bizarre video game. it makes me question their judgement in general. they look silly
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