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> The more code AI writes for me the worse it gets.

That makes no sense unless you're claiming that the models are getting worse at writing code.

> Either AI gets smart enough that it won’t matter in the future or we’re going to have a huge mess to clean up.

My prediction is that both will happen.

> That makes no sense unless you're claiming that the models are getting worse at writing code.

A hypothetical scenario is it needs to add two numbers so it writes add(x,y).

Later on it needs to add three numbers so it writes add(x, y, z)

Then it needs to add four…

Layers upon layers. A human would likely notice the pattern and refactor so add accepts a list.

My experience is that the LLM offers that approach from the get-go.

Also, I've worked with lots of humans who sadly would not notice the pattern.