WorkplaceAug 27, 2026
Engineer Spends Week Debugging Code, Discovers It Was Suggested By Slack
The developer said he could no longer determine which lines he had written and which had been auto-completed by ambient AI assistance.
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Slack, standups, managers, and the rituals nobody defends.
The developer said he could no longer determine which lines he had written and which had been auto-completed by ambient AI assistance.
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