Yacine: Coding AIs Give People What They Want, But People Don't Know What's Worth Wanting
yacineMTB · x · 2026-10-29
Well-known AI figure Yacine MTB criticized coding AIs for being great at giving people what they want, arguing the real problem is that users often don't know what is actually worth wanting — a pointed take on sycophantic AI coding tools.
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