Users are divided on AI code generation shifting from beginner aid to expert power tool, with some praising how it amplifies skilled developers and others dismissing the claim as a myth that still helps juniors.
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@fchollet @fchollet This flip is a myth. Strong models still amplify whoever's driving. Give them to a junior and you get confident garbage at scale, faster than they can review it. The ceiling moved, the floor didn't budge.
@fchollet Interesting flip AI now boosts high‑skill devs instead of just leveling the playing field. Can't wait to see how it reshapes productivity.
@fchollet cope. Nobody drowns by being assisted by a better model. The floor continues to be raised. https://x.com/yearemias/status/2076320080363745469/photo/1
@fchollet AI is no longer replacing skill. It's amplifying it.
@fchollet @fchollet This flip is a myth. Strong models still amplify whoever's driving. Give them to a junior and you get confident garbage at scale, faster than they can review it. The ceiling moved, the floor didn't budge.
@fchollet Interesting flip AI now boosts high‑skill devs instead of just leveling the playing field. Can't wait to see how it reshapes productivity.
@fchollet cope. Nobody drowns by being assisted by a better model. The floor continues to be raised. https://x.com/yearemias/status/2076320080363745469/photo/1
@fchollet This is some insane revisionist history
@fchollet Completely agree.
The weak AI code gen we had until late last year was most useful to low-skill programmers -- it was raising the floor. It was essentially useless to high-skill programmers -- you could move faster and ship better code without. This has been completely flipped: the strong AI code gen we have now is *most* useful to high-skill programmers, while low-skill programmers are vastly underutilizing it or sometimes drowning in it. It went from a crutch to a power tool.
Users are divided on AI code generation shifting from beginner aid to expert power tool, with some praising how it amplifies skilled developers and others dismissing the claim as a myth that still helps juniors.
Based on 8 visible X reactions from 90 accounts; directional sample.
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@fchollet Completely agree.
The weak AI code gen we had until late last year was most useful to low-skill programmers -- it was raising the floor. It was essentially useless to high-skill programmers -- you could move faster and ship better code without. This has been completely flipped: the strong AI code gen we have now is *most* useful to high-skill programmers, while low-skill programmers are vastly underutilizing it or sometimes drowning in it. It went from a crutch to a power tool.