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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026

The answer is that these AI users are "centaurs" - experienced workers who are assisted by automation on terms that they set for themselves: pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/v... 68/

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Pluralistic: Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox (11 Sep 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026

Thanks to their skill and experience, these workers possess *discernment*, the ability to tell good code from bad, and (more importantly) good *uses* of code-generation tools from bad. 69/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026

They demonstrate the adage that worker-driven automation improves quality, while capital-driven automation improves *throughput*: pluralistic.net/2026/07/28/h... 70/

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Pluralistic: Discernment (28 Jul 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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