except this time its computers with intelligence? this is nothing like no code

Were computers not intelligent before the latest AI wave? What is “intelligence”, with regards to computers?

Slightly off topic but as someone who was in the "no-code" or "low-code" bubble some time ago as a "consultant", the sale tactics of these companies are slimy, cutthroat, and lots of fluff.

Client will go around saying they need an app or a thing and they reach a no-code company who promise they can deliver a working MVP at sprint 0 (~2 weeks). They charge a lot of $$$ and promises what would be construed at 24/7 support. If they get the contract, the "consultants" are worked to the bone in the beginning because managers need to hit their marks, make their C-suite happy, and ultimately try and keep the client as a long term paying customer.

This isn't anything out of the ordinary but I just had to rant that no-code is BS but it's still a flourishing market.

Physics: if you increase energy flow into a closed system its entropy will rise

Tech company: we made you a tool that allows you to increase energy flows into your closed systems AND decrease their entropy!

Software engineers: thank you for increasing the demand for manual entropy management and getting our pay to new heights while proclaiming our demise as a class.