Reading the code is how humanity keeps agency as AI automates everything
zetalyrae · x · 2026-09-21
sullyj3 pushed back on the mocking "you're still reading the code??" takes: if systems become increasingly fully automated, how else is humanity going to retain agency? He argues we should actively try to keep a handle on what's actually going on.
zetalyrae amplified the take. It touches a core debate in AI coding circles: as agents write code autonomously, is line-by-line human review an outdated habit or the last line of defense for human oversight?
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