I don't think AI will make your processes go faster | Hacker News

Hacker News commenters argued that LLMs do not fundamentally speed up software development.

Vague requirements still produce vague output, so users must define tasks, clarify specs, and iterate heavily.

The debate echoed Fred Brooks’ “No Silver Bullet” view that software productivity has hard limits.

Many noted that AI tools can help with coding, but they do not remove the biggest bottleneck: precise problem definition.