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Simon Willison: 'The People Do Not Yearn for Automation' — The Software Brain Gap
Willison highlighted Nilay Patel's essay arguing that people with 'software brain' — who see the world as something to automate — are becoming detached from everyone else. Even as ChatGPT usage numbers skyrocket, AI remains broadly unpopular with the general public. The core tension: regular people don't see the opportunity to write code as an opportunity at all. This is one of the most-shared Willison posts of the month and speaks directly to why developer enthusiasm for AI tools doesn't translate to mainstream excitement.
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