# Isn't all of the objection to AI just straight-up Luddite-ism and "normal growing pains" for a new technology?

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**Created:** [November 8, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-all-of-the-objection-to-ai-just-straight-up-luddite-ism-and-normal-growing-pains-for-a-new-technology/1034709 "2026-11-08T16:03:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-all-of-the-objection-to-ai-just-straight-up-luddite-ism-and-normal-growing-pains-for-a-new-technology/1034709/41 "2026-11-10T20:26:10Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> Now we have AI doing everything for us. Nobody writes computer code themselves anymore, they do what’s called ‘vibe coding’, basically just telling the AI what they want, and the AI writes the actual code. For now, this is working out well for established coders, since it has made their jobs so easy they often take on second remote coding jobs and make more money. But companies are not hiring junior coders out of college anymore, and at some point the owners of those companies are going to realize they don’t need skilled coders at all, just ‘prompt jockeys’ who will be paid a fraction of what coders were paid.

I guess because I’ve been through several cycles of technology that was meant to make coding obsolete (RPA, no/low code, etc), I feel examples like this are why the OP has a point.

First of all “vibe coding” is not “building reliable professional-grade enterprise software”. So let’s just get that out of the way.

Secondly, “writing as much code as possible” isn’t the goal. The reason code is written is to automate some process or perform some analysis that is too complicated for humans. So one one expect a significant benefit of that sort of analytical processing being made available to a wider population of people.

Finally, most of the fears about AI seem to be a combination of plot points from science fiction stories and overblown Silicon Valley marketing hype. AI is not going to become self aware, take away everyone’s job, and then dissect everyone and place their organs in labelled jars (because AI like categorizing things).

Like any new technology, we do need to be concerned about the impact of AI, particularly in ways we haven’t thought of. Use of natural resources is a legitimate concern. Industry disruption is another. Data privacy. Weaponization of AI. Propoganda.

The fact is we are still in the “[AOL.com](http://AOL.com)” stage of AI. It’s a cool technology that shows some promise, but we haven’t really grasped the full extent of its capabilities.

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