AI compiles English; humans invent languages and compilers — and that gap will close
brandon_xyzw · x · 2026-10-20
The author argues the core difference between AI programmers and human programmers is that AI can compile English into machine code, while humans can create languages and invent compilers without ever seeing them. He adds that AI is more than a compiler and will keep being reinvented: with a power plant, a prompt, and a fleet of agents, you might get genuinely new inventions.
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