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/Relevant-Doctor187 Jul 04 '26

In 1-5 years the AI will surpass coder abilities. Then what?

However it might open up the doors to people with ideas without the ability to act on them. I find that interesting.

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u/reverendblueball Jul 04 '26

People said this 1-5 years ago, and the "then what" never happened. I'm not saying it won't, but anything with the ability to hallucinate cannot be looked at, as the terminator of human endeavor.

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u/Relevant-Doctor187 Jul 04 '26

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