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 I think it also depends on how they are utilizing AI. If they use it as a tool, like smart autocompletion or Copilot, it can be very productive, and you're still doing all the thinking. I won't take any credit away from that person.

But I also get what you're saying. If someone asks AI to 'create a nostr client,' copies an existing repository from GitHub, modifies it, and rewrites it, that's not innovation.

We're going to need people with a deeper understanding of IT and development for a very long time. Tbh, I'm not sure if AI can ever replace that.

However, in all this chaos, I also think we'll find some interesting things for sure. 😂