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Despite rapid advances in AI coding agents like Devin, which have dramatically increased code writing and shipping, the article argues that the most valuable aspects of software engineering remain illegible to benchmarks and require human judgement and organizational coordination that cannot be easily automated.
A philosophical argument that human value should not be justified by comparing to AI capabilities, but simply asserted. The post also discusses the role of intent in creative artifacts and how AI-generated content can lack discernible intent.
This paper examines language access managers' attitudes towards AI, finding they exhibit conditional optimism, strong risk awareness, and deep commitment to human oversight in AI implementations.