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Human stewardship matters more than who typed the code

Human stewardship matters more than who typed the code

Posted Jul 25, 2026 13:02 UTC (Sat) by kleptog (subscriber, #1183)
In reply to: Human stewardship matters more than who typed the code by emk
Parent article: Codeberg: Protecting our FLOSS commons from LLMs

> Personally, while I have real concerns about where this whole AI thing is going, I'm genuinely happy to see end users using LLMs to throw together personal software. Now they have software that does exactly what they need, that doesn't spy on them, and that they can customize.

This. I have colleagues who are technically inclined but can't really code, using an LLM to write small tools to make their lives easier. In one case a simple bottle server that showed the availability of the two charging points near their house. The LLM had found the API specification and made a simple web application with auto reloading, version control and other features which I wouldn't have gotten around to because I'd have gotten bored before that point. It helps them debug their HomeAutomation setup.

These are the real beneficiaries of LLMs. The creatives who had the ideas but not the skills to make it happen. I guess we're feeling like the master craftsmen felt when interchangeable parts, machine tools, and later CNC machining lowered the barrier to making useful things. Look at what 3D printers have enabled.


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