Post #2673294

2026-05-12 10:09 UTC

GitLab's CEO writes: > Humans still own the judgment that matters most: architecture, deep understanding of the customer problem, the tradeoffs that require taste. I hold judgement over this decision. I see it as a symptom of lack of understanding of how good software is actually built. And of greed, directed by the hype train and FOMO. And I find this blogpost, and the whole idea of pushing slop generators tasteless.

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@rysiek@mstdn.social 2026-05-12 10:10

And if you've read that far and you're in IT, I have one word for you: unionize. ✊

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@womble@infosec.exchange 2026-05-12 21:39

@rysiek@mstdn.social "Humans still own the judgment" translates to "when the stochastic parrot we forced you to use screws up, you're the one getting fired, not us". @zzt@mas.to

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@brnrd@bsd.network 2026-05-12 23:11

@rysiek@mstdn.social in other words: they are an accountability sink. The volume will far exceed the capacity for accurate judgement, this will lead to approving bad things, for which they will be blamed for sure

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@tanyelcakmak@mastodon.social 2026-05-13 03:49

@rysiek@mstdn.social The tool vs. replacement debate depends entirely on who holds the tool and why. In some fields AI is genuinely assistive. In others it's clearly a cost-cutting excuse. The difference is intent. 🤔

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