I would hardly call the requirement to understand the code you push "gatekeeping".
LLMs make excellent people better and mediocre people confident, from first hand experience working with both and asking both cohorts to show me how they use them.
The article is about using it to the detriment of the community...
>The community can now contribute code and solve issues more faster rather than a handful of people gatekeeping slowing down development
Everyone hates gatekeeping until they don't. Watch quality go down, issues increase, project direction become muddied, and suddenly people will be calling for more gatekeepers!
Alas, the age of slop is inevitable. We must unleash the kraken of slop upon us all! Rejoice, for resistance is futile!