You're free to use whatever tools you like.

> You're free to use whatever tools you like.

this is important, i feel like a lot of people are falling in to the "stop liking what i don't like" way of thinking. Further, there's a million different ways to apply an AI helper in software development. You can adjust your workflow in whatever way works best for you. ..or leave it as is.

You're right, though I think a lot of the push back is due to the way companies are pushing AI usage onto employees. Not that complaining on HN will help anything...

Surely you, a programmer, can imagine a way to automate this process

No, I actually haven't made, nor desire to make, a way to automate "thinking about, researching, and solving a problem".