paol_taja

I use both, many times at the same time, on different projects.

One day one feels better than the other. Then, by the end of the day, the other feels better than the first. I have no idea why.

I still don’t have a favorite.

In the end, I think both are incredibly useful when I take the time to instruct them properly.

The problems come when I let them run wild.

I think two things can be true at the same time.

I believe Matt is right about the core issue in this fight. WordPress cannot become a place where large companies extract massive value from the ecosystem while ignoring the responsibilities that come with that position.

But I also think the way the fight has been handled created unnecessary damage and fear in the ecosystem.

The software is still incredibly resilient.

But trust in the project is more fragile than ever. I hope the people involved find a way to lower the temperature, because the plugin and theme ecosystem depends on it.

Why does it show the asteroid belt and not the Kuiper belt?

I hope my comment is on topic. If not, apologies. But I think I have some skin in the game here.

I could be the perfect example of someone overreaching. My coding skills are limited, but I’m also not stupid, and I don’t release anything I build without having it reviewed by an expert.

That said, IMHO, humans were already very good at producing garbage before AI.

I think the real distinction is not expert vs non-expert. It is whether the person using the tool has enough judgment and feedback loops to catch bad output.

In my field, AI lets me do much more than I could before. It also lets me explore areas I would normally not touch alone. But I still have my business partner, who is the stronger engineer, check everything I do before releasing anything.

That review step is very important. Without it, I would probably sometimes ship polished garbage.

I’m also not sure quality is as objective as people like to pretend it is. Some things can be tested. But even there, testing only reduces risk. It does not make software perfect. Vulnerabilities are often found years later, in code written and reviewed by experts, and running in production.

So maybe the danger is not AI. The danger is removing the review systems and pretending the output is expert-level just because it seems to be working correctly.

Nothing, absolutely nothing. But faster, with more confidence, and a subscription fee.