Management is the wrong analogy for LLM augmentation (opens in new tab)

A common meme at the moment in AI-augmented coding circles is “we are all managers now”, with people expressing the idea that alongside actual programming, programmers now manage their team of agents. This is a poor analogy, in both directions. Treating an interaction with an AI agent like a manager-report interaction would lead to a poor experience for using the agent. Treating an interaction with a direct report like you’re using an AI tool would likely result in a visit from your HR repres...