@lennysan: .@danshipper: "Automation is a lie. Every time you automate something, you need a human on top of it, making sure that …
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Dan Shipper argues that automation always requires human oversight and reflects on his accurate AI predictions, including the overlooked potential of Claude Code.
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.@danshipper: “Automation is a lie. Every time you automate something, you need a human on top of it, making sure that it continues working.” https://t.co/n36uXFEXIH
Lenny Rachitsky (@lennysan): Automation is a lie. CLIs are over. The SaaSpocalypse is dumb.
A year ago @danshipper came on the podcast to predict where AI was heading. He was remarkably right—including the call that everyone was sleeping on Claude Code.
Dan has a unique lens into where things are going
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@pmarca: Interesting.
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