'AI is still in its punch-card era' take sparks debate

A viral post by awilkinson argued that despite three years of the AI era, we are still in AI's 'punch card stage,' resonating widely. A commenter added historical context that most programmers didn't touch a real computer until the 1970s.

2026-09-12 ~ 2026-09-12 · 2 related posts

• awilkinson: We're still in the punch cards phase of AI — and it's only year 3 — _AustinCalvert_ · 2026-09-12
• On AI's punch-card phase: most programmers never touched a real computer until the 1970s — _AustinCalvert_ · 2026-09-12