Agent patches M1 display driver in 20 minutes — but the tradeoff is you learn nothing
bendee983 · x · 2026-09-08
A user's M1 Mac running omarchy didn't support external monitors; an AI agent wrote a working patch in 20 minutes. The reply highlights the deeper tradeoff: agents solve expert-level problems instantly, but you learn nothing in the process. The big challenge of AI is whether environmental pressure pushes everyone toward speed over understanding.
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