There's a crucial difference between asking AI to categorize things repeatedly versus using it to build code that handles structured data through APIs. Yash used OpenClaw to build a Slack digest that pulls notifications via API endpoints—AI built the tool once, but the categorization runs on deterministic code (except for the final action/read/FYI sorting).
If I had to venture a theory, I'd say that because AI is allowing engineers to move so quickly, there's less opportunity—and less desire—to involve the traditional design process.
One rebuttal — which I happily ascribe to — is to reply with an image of Las Vegas Sphere and say, "yes, we definitely do." Look, the latter might not be the Cathedral Notre Dame or La Sagrada Familia…or the Forbidden Palace. But it's still a different kind of marvel and incredible engineering accomplishment.
It's rare for our engineers to look at a banking API and say, 'wow, this is one of the best we've ever seen,' says Mercury co-founder and CEO Immad Akhund.
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