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1. jimmyjazz14 · 1790714530 · focus · HN ↗

   I can't think of any use case for AI that is a necessity for myself (or people I know), even if coding agents (which I use every day) disappeared tomorrow it would only be a minor inconvenience that I had to write my own code again. Now lets contrast that with electricity or internet, if either of those went offline I would be on a call trying to get them restored asap, now as far as I know neither of those industries bring in $6T in revenue.

   1. BenzeneDream · 1790720253 · focus · HN ↗

      I think most people would not continue to code if their coding agents stopped working, just like if the internet went down.

      I agree its not on the same level as the internet/electricity but its been quite a lot more impactful than you are giving it credit for, and that has only been increasing over time.

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