I would love to see even a semi-scientific study where two companies are funded with the same amount of capital to build the same product, one extensively using AI tools and the other not. Then after some set amount of time, the resulting products are compared across measures of quality, profitability, customer satisfaction, and so on.

Hopefully the market forces will tell us that sooner or later. It might just take a while until the goldrush of VC money stops and the reality kicks back-in.

> useful programs

Code =/= Product should be kept in mind. That said, I do not have a hard position on the topic, though am certain about detrimental and generational skill atrophy.