While I’ve made my skepticism of AI clear by now, I’m not an anti-AI purist fighting against “no apps with any hint of AI coding allowed on my machine.” For one thing, it’s almost certainly a lost battle. Microsoft and Apple are both using coding agents for OS development, and while I can’t prove that most people running Linux have at least some LLM-touched code somewhere on their system, I’d be incredibly surprised if it’s not there.

AI has dramatically reduced the cost of producing an app, but it hasn’t reduced the work required to produce a great app. There’s a difference between generating something that works and something that works reliably, handles unexpected situations, feels intuitive, respects platform conventions, and continues improving. […] I will gladly pay for apps that feel crafted. I want apps that show refinement, testing, and thoughtfulness. I want apps from developers I trust will keep on building and iterating. I want apps from developers who feel invested—those are the ones I’m willing, even eager, to invest in.