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## Paul Ford on AI, software development, and the limits of making coding widely accessible

DevFeed: [Paul Ford on AI, software development, and the limits of making coding widely accessible](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/quoting-paul-ford-31173.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/paul-ford/>)

Author: Simon Willison

Published: 2026-09-12T18:00:21Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Simon Willison's Weblog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/simon-willison-s-weblog.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-2-236](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-2-236.md>), [deep](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deep.md>), [deep-blue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deep-blue.md>), [deep-blue-12](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deep-blue-12.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [generative-ai-1-982](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai-1-982.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [llms-1-948](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms-1-948.md>), [paul-ford](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/paul-ford.md>), [paul-ford-17](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/paul-ford-17.md>)

### AI overview

Paul Ford argues that AI can produce very good software while also making it easier for people to do other jobs poorly. He suggests that developing truly cutting-edge software still depends on humans collaborating and practicing their respective crafts.

### Source excerpt

For a while, I must admit, it looked as if software developer roles like mine were done for. How could we fight against tireless robots? But our industry is slowly realizing that making truly cutting-edge software still requires humans to think and work together, to maximize their skill sets and to practice their respective crafts. A.I. can write very good software, but it also makes it easy to do someone else's job badly, which is part of why all those projects fail. Now that everyone can code, it's become clearer why many shouldn't. -- Paul Ford, A.I. Was Supposed to Give Us New Killer Apps. What Happened? Tags: paul-ford, generative-ai, deep-blue, ai, llms