My Stance on AI in Software Development

I believe artificial intelligence is a powerful and valuable tool that can significantly improve how we create, solve problems, and bring ideas to life.

I didn't always feel this way.. But these days, I use AI regularly in my work and I expect that to continue.

We may not have chosen this reality, but it's the reality we're in. The tools and their benefits — costs be damned — can no longer be ignored.

That said, when people ask "was this made with AI?" the honest answer is rarely simple. AI can speed up many parts of the process, but it doesn’t replace human judgment, creativity, or responsibility. What appears effortless on the surface rests on deliberate human direction, critical thinking, and careful review.

Getting good results from AI requires active guidance and oversight. The nuances of context, ethics, user needs, and real-world application are simply too varied given the current technology.

Moreover, AI doesn’t generate meaningful ideas or elegant solutions on its own. Strong human vision, architecture, and decision-making are still essential. There is no prompt, model, or service that can deliver finished, trustworthy work without substantial human input.

My commitment to you is this: everything I create will be driven by human ideas, architecture, verification, and final review. I will use AI as an assistant to do what I would have done anyway, but more efficiently.

I will not let AI replace my intelligence, but I will use it to turn my intelligence into code faster.

— Cory LaViska