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The distinction here that keep getting glossed over in such comparisons is accountability. If the engineering team fucks up somehow they can be kept accountabl
by _aavaa_ 6mo ago
The distinction here that keep getting glossed over in such comparisons is accountability.
If the engineering team fucks up somehow they can be kept accountable. An AI cannot be held accountable.
- mitchbob 6mo agoPeople who use AI are responsible for what it does. IBM had it right in 1979: A computer can never be held accountable Therefore a computer must never make a management decision https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/3/a-computer-can-never-be-held-accountable/ https://simonwillison.net/2025/Feb/3/a-computer-can-never-be...
- simonw 6mo ago100% agree. A human has to be accountable for the work. As an engineering manager I can take accountability for the output of my team even if I don't review every line. Using coding agents feels similar.
- _aavaa_ 6mo agoExcept that your reports is held accountable for the specific portions assigned to them. When I delegate to the AI there’s no pressure to deliver good work. There’s no performance review, threat of firing, or performance bonuses. All the responsibility and accountability flows upwards on the person orchestrating, but there is not hierarchy of responsibility like there is with people.