HN debate: Should acting as a 'meat proxy' for AI be a fireable offense?
rockbruno · hn · 2026-11-09
A Hacker News thread discussing the author's blog post arguing that engineers whose work amounts to relaying tasks to AI and pasting back its output — acting as a 'meat proxy' without exercising judgment — should be considered negligent rather than productive. The piece sparked debate over what still justifies human expertise in an AI-driven workflow.
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