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Online sentiment splits sharply over whether AI helps or hollows out skill

Engineer says the industry wrongly conceded AI writes good code

1 Sep 14 9:34 AM · 12d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 1 of 6

A Mastodon post from a software engineer arguing AI-generated code is "horrifying" gets 735 favorites and 60 replies, becoming a reference point for AI-skeptical sentiment online.

“I don't understand how we managed to collectively concede the claim that AI is good at generating code. I've seen the code they generate. I've worked on the code they generate. It's horrifying.”

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