Working with AI feels more like leadership than coding
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Working with AI feels more like leadership through conversation than issuing commands to a machine.
Allen Bargi contrasts coding's predictability with AI's variability. Treating AI like a compiler causes frustration; treating it as a collaborator yields better results. Sharing context, explaining intentions, and using examples and corrections reduce misunderstandings. The shift requires learning to express why work matters and what good results look like, skills similar to leadership.
What commenters are saying
Commenters split into two camps: those who agree management or leadership skills transfer to AI work, and those who see no crossover, arguing LLMs require distinct technical engineering skills. Some note people with significant management experience get better results; others counter that deep technical connection to mental models remains essential. A few suggest vibe coding produces slop while bounded task delegation works well.