The problem is not the AI code, but nobody knows anything anymore

Last updated Updated: Sep 28, 2026 by Simon Späti · Created Created: Sep 26, 2026 · 4 min read recently updated Recent changes Sep 28 today published · 882 words

If we think Is writing code dead , and AI is generating all codebases, I still think the bigger problem is people or full teams not knowing anything anymore about the system architecture or the intent behind why certain choices have been made.

I think AI writes probably average code (depending on the task and size). So if your code base was below average AI can easily improve it up to average . At least that's what I've observed here.

To me, the problem is not the AI code, but that nobody knows anything, and everyone just asks Claude. You end up with no plan whatsoever .