Hot take: Software was bad before AI too

Recently I was playing an online game with friends. The game glitched repeatedly, generally full of bugs. "I'm sure it was vibe coded" remarked one player. Thing is, this is the fourth installment of the franchise that has a long history of bugs - long before AI coding. 

This shifting responsibility bugs me. Don't blame 'vide coding' for bad product. Don't excuse bad quality "because it was made with AI." We have a perfectly proven track record of shipping bad quality products long before AI. The real fault will forever lie with the decision makers. The people that decided to use AI, to code with AI, to approve AI code, and ship AI product.

Companies make bad software. People write bad code. The software would have been just as bad if they did not use AI, as quality is a choice made by said companies and people.  By shifting our language we shift responsibility away from the people making these decisions and we fail to hold them accountable. Don't allow companies to shift the blame, to pretend they are not accountable for these decisions. 

Don't blame the screwdriver for the negligence of the craftsperson.