@skydhash posted a great response here[0], which is why I am focusing on the question below.
> Is there something about the AI workflow that fundamentally changes the learning process in a way that delegation to humans doesn't?
Yes.
Using LLM document generators to produce source artifacts "short-circuits" the learning process people must undertake in order to formulate a working mental model (as expounded upon by the referenced @skydhash comment). An implication of this is engineers using this approach primarily learn the LLM tool and secondarily the system being modified.
While this may be acceptable for senior engineers steeped in a system's design and implementation choices, such as being involved in same from inception, this does not transfer to others regardless of skill level and can easily result in a "pull the ladder up behind you" type of situation.
> Is there something about the AI workflow that fundamentally changes the learning process in a way that delegation to humans doesn't?
Yes.
Using LLM document generators to produce source artifacts "short-circuits" the learning process people must undertake in order to formulate a working mental model (as expounded upon by the referenced @skydhash comment). An implication of this is engineers using this approach primarily learn the LLM tool and secondarily the system being modified.
While this may be acceptable for senior engineers steeped in a system's design and implementation choices, such as being involved in same from inception, this does not transfer to others regardless of skill level and can easily result in a "pull the ladder up behind you" type of situation.
0 - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45537628