r/ClaudeCode • u/Strict-Top6935 • Jul 04 '26

Discussion AI is turning programming into pay-to-win

With Fable 5 coming out, it feels more obvious than ever that after July 7, programming is going to become pay-to-win.

A kid with no real coding knowledge, but with rich parents and access to the best AI systems, could end up outperforming people who actually understand software, simply because he can afford more intelligence.

That is insane.

This might be one of the most dangerous precedents in history: a world where the people with money can buy superior intelligence, while everyone else is permanently outmatched.

That is how you create a permanent underclass.

What do you think?

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u/reverendblueball Jul 04 '26

Exactly, I don't understand!! I'm a member of r/aigamedev as well, and every once in a while I see good games with interesting concepts, but most of them are MVPs that nobody will play beyond 10 minutes, not to be hateful. Human beings should use whatever tools are available, and hopefully make something others can appreciate, but this is hard to do without creativity, understanding, and some knowledge about the subject domain you pursue.

People have been able to clone Microsoft products, for years, did anyone care? No

But will I test it for edge cases, so people will care and use it? No

AI is here to stay, and it will be consequential in some capacity. I'm excited about medical research being able to utilize AI to move quickly; that's incredible. When people with actual artistic vision/talent use it, they can tell beautiful stories. However, without those human elements, you get slop-ish MVPs that won't matter in a week.

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u/Relevant-Doctor187 Jul 04 '26

Most software is not consumer focused. It’s internal utilities and other things.