Duly Noted

Tool vs. creator debate. Some argue that AI should be viewed as a tool, not a collaborator. The analogy often used: “When we build a house, we don’t credit the hammer and saw as co-authors.” From this perspective, the human developer who directs, reviews, and approves the code is the true author.

Early on I thought I wanted AI to co-sign every commit, but I realized as AI generated 100% of my code; who is accountable? Me. the human. No one asks the wrench why it striped the bolt. They blame the mechanic

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