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>>martin+(OP)
I'd argue 2 types of users are

* People using it as a tool, aware of its limitations and treating it basically as intern/boring task executor (whether its some code boilerplate, or pooping out/shortening some corporate email), or as tool to give themselves summary of topic they can then bite into deeper.

* People outsourcing thinking and entire skillset to it - they usually have very little clue in the topic, are interested only in results, and are not interested in knowing more about the topic or honing their skills in the topic

The second group is one that thinks talking to a chatbot will replace senior developer

>>Punchy+xO
Second group are often the management decision makers, holding budgets, setting up 5-year plans etc. Don't underestimate them nor mock them, at the end its a disservice to all of us.

>>kakaci+nX
That is a great point. People in this group are programming at a different abstraction level, i.e., allocating computing resources, both human and machine resources.

Now AI agents are cheap but they generate a lot of slop, and potential minefields that might be costly to clean. The ROI will show up eventually and people in the second group will find out their jobs might be in danger. Hopefully a third group will come to save them.