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Re:Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance by doctoboggan on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:20PM (#49423871)
> the days when a human can do anything to help AI there are long past; the human can only drag it down.

I disagree, currently a human guiding an AI agent is far better (more productive for less money) than an AI agent with very loose non-technical guidance and The Ralph Wiggum Loop.

I don't know how much longer humans have, but I don't think they can be cut out of the loop entirely just yet.

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Re:Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance by svachalek on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:39PM (#49424090)
In chess? That ended in ~2017.
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Re:Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance by doctoboggan on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:47PM (#49424189)
Sorry, I thought we were talking about Human + LLM agent for software development. I misinterpreted your initial statement.
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