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One of the interesting corollaries of the title is that this can also be true of humans. Being able to code is not the same as being a software engineer. It nev

One of the interesting corollaries of the title is that this can also be true of humans. Being able to code is not the same as being a software engineer. It never has been.

bloppe 1y ago
At least you can teach a human to become a software engineer.
echelon 1y ago
We're also finding this true with media generation. AI video is an incredible tool, but it can't make movies. It's almost as if all of these models are an exoskeleton for people that already know what they're doing. But you still need an expert in the loop.
- falcor84 1y ago
  > but it can't make movies. To me this appears to be a very time-dependent assertion. 5 years ago, AI couldn't generate a good movie frame. 2 years ago, AI couldn't generate a good shot, but now in 2025, AI can generate a not-too-shabby scene. If capabilities continue improving at this rate (e.g. as they have with AI being able to generate full musical albums), I wouldn't bet against AI being able to generate a decent feature film in the next decade. It might take longer until it's the sort of thing that we'd present in festivals, but I just don't a clear barrier any more. Looking at it from another perspective, if an AI driven task currently requires "an expert in the loop" to navigate things by offering the appropriate prompts, evaluating and iterating on the AI generated content, then there's nothing clear to stop us from training the next generation of AI to include that expert's competency. Taking it into full extrapolation mode, the thing that current generation AIs really don't have is the human experience that leads to a creative drive, but once we have robotic agents among us, these would arguably be able start gathering "experiences" that they could then mine to write and produce "their own" stories.
- kujjerl7 1y ago
  >it can't make movies Humans are sharply declining in this ability at the same time. Most of what Hollywood churns out now is superhero slop, forced-diversity spin-offs, awful remakes of classics, and awkward comebacks for yesteryear's leading men. I know it's not a movie but I could've happily watched "Nothing, Forever" for the rest of my life. That was creative, chaotic, hilarious, and wildly entertaining. Meanwhile I watched the human-created War Of The Worlds (2025) last weekend... The less said, the better.

One of the interesting corollaries of the title is that this can also be true of humans. Being able to code is not the same as being a software engineer. It never has been.

bloppe 1y ago

At least you can teach a human to become a software engineer.

echelon 1y ago

We're also finding this true with media generation. AI video is an incredible tool, but it can't make movies. It's almost as if all of these models are an exoskeleton for people that already know what they're doing. But you still need an expert in the loop.

falcor84 1y ago
> but it can't make movies. To me this appears to be a very time-dependent assertion. 5 years ago, AI couldn't generate a good movie frame. 2 years ago, AI couldn't generate a good shot, but now in 2025, AI can generate a not-too-shabby scene. If capabilities continue improving at this rate (e.g. as they have with AI being able to generate full musical albums), I wouldn't bet against AI being able to generate a decent feature film in the next decade. It might take longer until it's the sort of thing that we'd present in festivals, but I just don't a clear barrier any more. Looking at it from another perspective, if an AI driven task currently requires "an expert in the loop" to navigate things by offering the appropriate prompts, evaluating and iterating on the AI generated content, then there's nothing clear to stop us from training the next generation of AI to include that expert's competency. Taking it into full extrapolation mode, the thing that current generation AIs really don't have is the human experience that leads to a creative drive, but once we have robotic agents among us, these would arguably be able start gathering "experiences" that they could then mine to write and produce "their own" stories.
kujjerl7 1y ago
>it can't make movies Humans are sharply declining in this ability at the same time. Most of what Hollywood churns out now is superhero slop, forced-diversity spin-offs, awful remakes of classics, and awkward comebacks for yesteryear's leading men. I know it's not a movie but I could've happily watched "Nothing, Forever" for the rest of my life. That was creative, chaotic, hilarious, and wildly entertaining. Meanwhile I watched the human-created War Of The Worlds (2025) last weekend... The less said, the better.