Debate Erupts Over Judging AI Code by Human Readability

Amp lead Thorsten Ball questions why AI-generated code is still judged by human readability, and follow-up posts argue that if code runs, passes tests, and can be maintained by other AIs, the human definition of "bad code" is rapidly losing value.

2026-09-17 ~ 2026-09-17 · 2 related posts

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